harp seal

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harp seal

/ˈhɑɹp.siːl/
/ˈhɑːp.siːl/

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From harp + seal. So called because it has black harp- or wishbone-shaped markings on its back.

noun harp seals

One of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean. Some people say that harp seals eat too many cod, but humans are the ones who collapsed the Atlantic cod fishery to begin with.
Similar: saddleback seal, Phoca groenlandica

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noun a species of seal

Español	foca pía, foca de groenlandia
日本語	タテゴトアザラシ tategoto azarashi
Português	foca da Groenlândia
Français	phoque du Groenland
Deutsch	Sattelrobbe
Русский	гренландский тюле́нь grenlandskij tjulénʹ

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@misc{harp_seal_2026,
  title = {harp seal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harp%20seal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}