harp seal 格陵兰海豹
harp seal[ noun ]
common Arctic seal; the young are all white
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Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D.
harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
upright, and played with the fingers.
2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
{[AE]olian harp}. See under {[AE]olian}.
{Harp seal} (Zo["o]l.), an arctic seal ({Phoca
Gr[oe]nlandica}). 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};
their fur is white, and they are killed and skinned to
harvest the fur.
{Harp shell} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell
of the genus {Harpa}, of several species, found in
tropical seas. See {Harpa}.