monk seal

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monk seal

Any of several small subtropical seals of the genus Monachus found in the Hawaiian, Mediterranean, and Caribbean regions and characterized by brown, black, or gray coloration and by folds of skin on the neck.

[From the resemblance of the skin folds to a monk's cowl.]

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monk seal

n (Zool) → Mönchsrobbe f

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