单词 | monk seal |
释义 | monk seal 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. [1835-45; appar. trans. of the NL genus name Monachus (see MONK), orig. a specific name (Phoca monacha), prob. in allusion to the animal's gray coloration and isolated breeding sites; cf. F moine, It monaco the monk seal, lit., monk] |
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