Harp seal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common Arctic seal; the young are all white
    Pagophilus groenlandicus.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), an arctic seal (Phoca Groenlandica). The adult males have a light-colored body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The immature ones are called bluesides.

Webster 1913