oogruk en · NOUN
Etymology
From Inuktitut ᐅᒡᔪᒃ (ocyok, “bearded seal”).
Meanings
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Synonym of bearded seal.
As soon as the seals are born the first part of April, the ice stops forming around the island. It does not freeze anymore. When that happened we went out with our kayaks, mostly for oogruks, or big bearded seals.
1987, Paul Tiulana, A place for winter: Paul Tiulana's story, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oogruks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ugruk | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ugrug | alternative | lexicographic |