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单词 monk seal
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monk seal


noun

a small, dark brown, subtropical seal of the genus Monachus: the three species, M. tropicalis of the Caribbean, M. schauinslandi of Hawaiian island regions, and M. monachus of the Mediterranean, are endangered.

Origin of monk seal

1835–45; apparently translation of the NL genus name Monachus (see monk), originally a specific name (Phoca monacha), probably in allusion to the animal's gray coloration and isolated breeding sites; compare French moine,Italian monaco the monk seal, literally, monk

Words nearby monk seal

Mon-Khmer, monkhood, monkish, monks, monk's cloth, monk seal, monkshood, Monks' Mound, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Monnet
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