harp seal

Noun

Meaning

common Arctic seal; the young are all white

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sea lion Pagophilus groenlandicus saddleback seal phoca groenlandica

Hypernyms

earless seal hair seal true seal

Examples

Meet Paro, a therapeutic robot that looks like a fuzzy baby harp seal. Source: Internet

“The oil sands have become the harp seal of the environmental movement,” says Preston McEachern, a water scientist with the provincial government: the easiest, and softest, beast to club. Source: Internet

Renouf has excavated huge amounts of harp seal bones at Port au Choix, indicating that this place was a prime location for the hunting of these animals. Source: Internet

Ice-living seals like the harp seal have corneas that can tolerate high levels of ultraviolet radiation typical of bright, snowy environments. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

harp on at harp on one string harp on the same string harp shackle harp shell harp snail