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HARP SEAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common Arctic seal; the young are all white
Synonyms:
harp seal; Pagophilus groenlandicus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("harp seal" is a kind of...):
earless seal; hair seal; true seal (any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)
Holonyms ("harp seal" is a member of...):
genus Pagophilus; Pagophilus (harp seals)