harp seal
Whitecoated pup
Meaning
Noun
- A species (Pagophilus groenlandicus (species)) of true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.
Related
Narrower meaning words
Broader meaning words
- true seal
- earless seal
- seal
- pinniped
- Pagophilus
- genus
- mul
- marine mammal
- mammal
- quadruped
- cordate
- animal
Origin
- From . So called because it has black harp- or wishbone-shaped markings on its back.
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