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harp seal

An earless seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans whose pups are hunted for their fine white fur.

[From the shape of the markings on its shoulders and sides.]

harp seal

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a brownish-grey earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans

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harp seal - common Arctic seal; the young are all white

Pagophilus groenlandicus

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

genus Pagophilus, Pagophilus - harp seals

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