Definitions for harp seal

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

harp′ seal`(n.)

  1. a N Atlantic earless seal

    Pagophilus groenlandicus.

    Category: Mammals

Origin of harp seal:

1775–85; so called from the harp-shaped markings on their backs

Princeton's WordNet

  1. harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus(noun)

    common Arctic seal; the young are all white

Wiktionary

  1. harp seal(Noun)

    A species (Phoca groenlandica) of true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.


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