monk seal: Meaning and Definition of

monk' seal"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. 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.
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