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… … Universalium
monk seal — monk′ seal n. zool. mam any of several small earless seals of the subtropical genus Monachus[/ex] … From formal English to slang
Monk Gibbon — William Monk Gibbon (1896 29 November 1987) was an Irish poet and prolific author, known as The Grand Old Man of Irish Letters . His collection of over twenty volumes of poetry, autobiography, travel and criticism are kept at Queen s University… … Wikipedia
monk seal — noun : any of several hair seals (genus Monachus) known from the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Hawaii but once so extensively hunted for hides and oil that they are now rare in much of their former range * * * a small, dark brown, subtropical … Useful english dictionary
monk seal — noun Date: 1841 any of a genus (Monachus) of hair seals of Hawaii, the Mediterranean Sea, and formerly the Caribbean Sea … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hawaiian monk seal — Conservation status Critically Endangered ( … Wikipedia
Hawaiian Monk Seal — Taxobox name = Hawaiian Monk Seal status = EN trend = unknown status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Phocidae genus = Monachus species = M. schauinslandi… … Wikipedia
Mediterranean Monk Seal — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Caribbean Monk Seal — Conservation status Extinct … Wikipedia
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