harp seal
noun
: a dark-faced seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) of the North Atlantic that is a variable light gray with the male usually having a dark crescent on its back and sides
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Two months ago, a team from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, New Jersey, found the harp seal on the beach in dire condition.
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Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
During the Covid pandemic, caretakers used robotic companions like Paro, a small robot meant to look like a baby harp seal, to help ease loneliness in older adults.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
The baby harp seal Paro robot is aimed at easing loneliness in older adults.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
Maybe the water got too cold for cod; maybe harp seals ate them.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
During the Covid pandemic, caretakers used robotic companions like Paro, a small robot meant to look like a baby harp seal, to help ease loneliness in older adults.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
The baby harp seal Paro robot is aimed at easing loneliness in older adults.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
Maybe the water got too cold for cod; maybe harp seals ate them.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Harp seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harp%20seal. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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