HARP SEAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common Arctic seal; the young are all white

Synonyms:

harp seal; Pagophilus groenlandicus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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