saddleback seal

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English[edit]

Mature saddleback seal

Etymology[edit]

saddle +‎ back +‎ seal. From having a harp-like-shaped part of its back outlined in black, that looks like a location to place a saddle.

Noun[edit]

saddleback seal (plural saddleback seals)

  1. Synonym of harp seal (“Pagophilus groenlandicus, a marine mammal”)
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