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Phoca Groenlandica

Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]

  1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with the fingers.

  2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.

  3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]

    [AE]olian harp. See under [AE]olian.

    Harp seal (Zo["o]l.), an arctic seal ( Phoca Gr[oe]nlandica). The adult males have a light-colored body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The immature ones are called bluesides; their fur is white, and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.

    Harp shell (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of the genus Harpa, of several species, found in tropical seas. See Harpa.