Arctic Wildlife

noun a thick layer of fat beneath the skin of marine mammals, especially whales and seals

verb to cry noisily and uncontrollably

• The blubber of marine mammals serves as an insulating layer to help them survive in cold waters.
• I can't believe how much blubber that seal has!
• She was blubbering like a baby after watching the sad movie.
• The blubber of gossip spread quickly through the office.

adjective characteristic of or found in the northern regions

• The boreal forest is characterized by its cold climate and coniferous trees.
• I love exploring the boreal wilderness during the winter months.
• Let's go camping in the boreal region this weekend, it's gonna be lit!
• Her mind was a boreal landscape, cold and unyielding.

noun a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen

• The tundra biome is characterized by low temperatures and permafrost.
• I heard that the tundra is really cold all year round.
• The tundra is like a frozen wasteland, dude.
• Her heart felt like a tundra, cold and barren.

noun the fur of the musk ox

• The musk ox is a large herbivore that is well-adapted to living in the Arctic.
• I saw a musk ox grazing in the field near the mountains.
• That musk ox is one tough beast, nothing can scare it off.
• The team worked together like a herd of musk oxen, strong and united.