harp seal
English
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Etymology
From harp + seal. So called because it has black harp- or wishbone-shaped markings on its back.
Pronunciation
Noun
harp seal (plural harp seals)
- A species (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 780: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.) of true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.
Hyponyms
Translations
a species of seal
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