English Explanatory Dictionary

Hawaiian monk seal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Neomonachus schauinslandi, an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae.

Word forms

Hawaiian monk seal Hawaiian monk seals

Etymology

Its common name comes from short hairs on its head, said to resemble a monk.

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