Definitions for harp seal
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
harp′ seal`(n.)
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
harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus(noun)
common Arctic seal; the young are all white
Wiktionary
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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