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Definition of Pagophilus groenlandicus
1. Noun. Common Arctic seal; the young are all white.
Exact synonyms: Harp Seal
Generic synonyms: Earless Seal, Hair Seal, True Seal
Group relationships: Genus Pagophilus, Pagophilus
Generic synonyms: Earless Seal, Hair Seal, True Seal
Group relationships: Genus Pagophilus, Pagophilus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pagophilus Groenlandicus
Literary usage of Pagophilus groenlandicus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Bones of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum by Edward Gerrard (1862)
"Pagophilus groenlandicus. Gray, Cat. Mamm. Brit. Mus. pt. ii. Seals, p. 25. fig.
8 (skull). Phoca groenlandica, Fair., Faun. ..."
2. Yachting in the Arctic Seas, Or, Notes of Five Voyages of Sport and by James Lamont (1876)
"... was not possibly a young individual of the Pagophilus groenlandicus, as affinity
with any other known species of seal was most conclusively negatived. ..."
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