"harp seal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɑɹp.siːl/, /ˈhɑːp.siːl/ Forms: harp seals [plural]
Etymology: From harp + seal. So called because it has black harp- or wishbone-shaped markings on its back. Etymology templates: {{com|en|harp|seal}} harp + seal Head templates: {{en-noun}} harp seal (plural harp seals)
  1. One of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean. Wikipedia link: en:harp seal Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals Synonyms (Pagophilus groenlandicus): saddleback seal, Phoca groenlandica Hyponyms: bedlamer Translations (a species of seal): гренландски тюлен (grenlandski tjulen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), foca de Groenlàndia [feminine] (Catalan), tuleň grónský [masculine] (Czech), zadelrob [masculine] (Dutch), grønlandskópur [masculine] (Faroese), grönlanninhylje (Finnish), phoque du Groenland [masculine] (French), გრენლანდიური სელაპი (grenlandiuri selaṗi) (Georgian), Sattelrobbe [feminine] (German), aataaq (Greenlandic), grönlandi fóka (Hungarian), vöðuselur [masculine] (Icelandic), rón Graonlannach [masculine] (Irish), タテゴトアザラシ (tategoto azarashi) (Japanese), grenlandinis ruonis [masculine] (Lithuanian), grønlandssel [masculine] (Norwegian), foka grenlandzka [feminine] (Polish), foca da Groenlândia [feminine] (Portuguese), гренландский тюле́нь (grenlandskij tjulénʹ) [masculine] (Russian), tuleň grónsky (Slovak), foca pía [feminine] (Spanish), foca de groenlandia [feminine] (Spanish), grönlandssäl [common-gender] (Swedish), แมวน้ำลายพิณ (maew náam laai pin) (Thai)

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