harp seal

1. 1.

   common Arctic seal; the young are all white

   SynonymsPagophilus groenlandicus

   Broaderearless seal

   Part ofPagophilus

Questions about harp seal

What does harp seal mean?

harp seal means "common Arctic seal; the young are all white".

What is another word for harp seal?

Close synonyms include Pagophilus groenlandicus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is harp seal a common word?

harp seal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.