harp seal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɑɹp.siːl/
- /ˈhɑːp.siːl/
Etymology
From harp + seal. So called because it has black harp- or wishbone-shaped markings on its back.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| harp seals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
otary · harbor seal · harbour seal · ringed seal · fur seal · pinniped · spotted seal · Baikal seal · hooded seal · sea lion · ribbon seal · grey seal · common seal · walrus · otariid · eared seal · bearded seal
Hypernyms
vertebrate · marine mammal · earless seal · organism · true seal · seal · animal · mammal · phocid · pinniped
Synonyms
saddleback seal · Phoca groenlandica
Translations (27)
fr phoque du Groenland (a species of seal) · sk tuleň grónsky (a species of seal) · ru гренландский тюле́нь (a species of seal) · ja タテゴトアザラシ (a species of seal) · pl lodofoka grenlandzka (a species of seal) · id anjing laut harpa (a species of seal) · ka გრენლანდიური სელაპი (a species of seal) · lt grenlandinis ruonis (a species of seal) · pt foca da Groenlândia (a species of seal) · no grønlandssel (a species of seal) · de Sattelrobbe (a species of seal) · is vöðuselur (a species of seal) · es foca pía (a species of seal) · fi grönlanninhylje (a species of seal) · kl aataaq (a species of seal) · th แมวน้ำลายพิณ (a species of seal) · pl foka grenlandzka (a species of seal) · pl foka siodlasta (a species of seal) · nl zadelrob (a species of seal) · fo grønlandskópur (a species of seal) · sv grönlandssäl (a species of seal) · hu grönlandi fóka (a species of seal) · ca foca de Groenlàndia (a species of seal) · cs tuleň grónský (a species of seal) · bg гренландски тюлен (a species of seal) · es foca de groenlandia (a species of seal) · ga rón Graonlannach (a species of seal)