"bedlamer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛdləmɚ/ [Canada] Forms: bedlamers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bête de la mer. The construction and spelling of the loanword was evidently influenced by Bedlam and bedlam, suggesting reanalysis as bedlam + -er. This seems all the more plausible given that these seals are sometimes quite vocal, doing a lot of barking, yelling, and mumbling. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bête de la mer}} French bête de la mer, {{glossary|reanalysis}} reanalysis, {{affix|en|bedlam|-er|nocat=1}} bedlam + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedlamer (plural bedlamers)
  1. (Canada) A young harp seal after its second moult. Tags: Canada Derived forms: Bedlamer Head (english: a place named for such seals)

Inflected forms

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