📖 Definitions of "Monk seal"
noun
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A seal of the genus Monachus.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Monk seal"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hawaiian monk sealnoun | Neomonachus schauinslandi, an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae. |
| caribbean monk sealnoun | Monachus tropicalis, an extinct seal once native to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. |
| leopard sealnoun | A large pinniped mammal (Hydrurga leptonyx) found in the Antarctic. |
| monknoun | A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service. |
| fur sealnoun | Any marine mammal of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur. |
| sea elephantnoun | The elephant seal. |
| pinnipedimorphnoun | Any seal of the clade Pinnipedimorpha |
| elephant sealnoun | Large marine mammals of the genus Mirounga, the largest of the pinnipeds. |
| hair sealnoun | especially the true seals or earless seals of family Phocidae. |
| sea lionnoun | A marine mammal of most genera in the family Otariidae (the eared seals). |
| monodonnoun | (zoology) Any toothed whale (such as the narwhal) of the family Monodontidae. |
| monkienoun | Archaic spelling of monkey. [(strictly) A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.] |
| monkynoun | Obsolete spelling of monkey. [(strictly) A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.] |
| monodontidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the family Monodontidae; a beluga or a narwhal. |
| otarynoun | An eared seal. |
| monanoun | Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey. |
| monk batnoun | (dated) The brown mastiff bat (Prompos nasutus) |
| puppynoun | A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months) |
| eared sealnoun | A seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion, differing from the true seals in having small, visible ears and the ability to walk on land. |
| musmonnoun | A kind of sheep, the mouflon. |
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