noun
- a young seal, especially one in its first year
Usage: chiefly Canadian and Newfoundland English; also spelled 'bedlamite' in some historical contexts, though that form is archaic
Examples
- The hunters tracked bedlamers across the ice floe.
- Bedlamers are born on pack ice in late winter.
- Conservation efforts now protect bedlamers from commercial hunting.
- The bedlamer's white coat provides camouflage in snowy environments.