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heart seal 
Nfld, Obs. a large grey seal, Phocagroenlandica, so called because of the harp-shaped markings on its back.
See also: harp (seal)
- 1784 [Preface dated 1785] The Newfoundland Seal hunters call it the Harp, or Heart Seal, and name the marks on the side, the saddle.
- 1784 [Preface dated 1785] The Newfoundland Seal hunters call it the Harp, or Heart Seal, and name the marks on the side, the saddle.