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单词 harp seal
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Definition of harp seal in English:

harp seal

noun
  • A slender North Atlantic seal that typically has a dark harp-shaped mark on its grey back.

    Pagophilus groenlandicus, family Phocidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These on-shore sightings may represent part of a general southward shift in the winter habitat of the harp seal noted in the early to mid 1990s in the open waters off Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • In two days up to 200 fishing boats hunt harp seals found on the pack ice north of Fogo Island and off the coast of Labrador.
    • Smith and his colleagues are currently in Charlottetown, watch-dogging the commercial hunt for baby harp seals.
    • The harp seal and the minke whale together consume about the same amount of biomass as the Norwegian fishermen land, i.e. about 3 million tonnes.
    • The curious bearded seal and harp seal birth their pups nearby ice floes or merely bask in the warmth of the midnight sun.
 
 

Definition of harp seal in US English:

harp seal

nounˈhɑrp ˌsi(ə)lˈhärp ˌsē(ə)l
  • A slender North Atlantic seal that typically has a dark harp-shaped mark on its gray back.

    Pagophilus groenlandicus, family Phocidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In two days up to 200 fishing boats hunt harp seals found on the pack ice north of Fogo Island and off the coast of Labrador.
    • These on-shore sightings may represent part of a general southward shift in the winter habitat of the harp seal noted in the early to mid 1990s in the open waters off Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • The curious bearded seal and harp seal birth their pups nearby ice floes or merely bask in the warmth of the midnight sun.
    • The harp seal and the minke whale together consume about the same amount of biomass as the Norwegian fishermen land, i.e. about 3 million tonnes.
    • Smith and his colleagues are currently in Charlottetown, watch-dogging the commercial hunt for baby harp seals.
 
 
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