a migratory, earless arctic seal (Phoca groenlandica) having pups with silky, white fur
Origin of harp seal
so named from the somewhat harp-shaped marking on the back especially of the maleharp seal
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harp seal
noun
A seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus syn. Phoca groenlandica) of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans that is commercially hunted, primarily for its pelt.
Origin of harp seal
From the shape of the markings on its shoulders and sidesTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural harp seals)
- A species (Phoca groenlandica) of true seal (earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.
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