English Explanatory Dictionary

sea monk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Monk seal.
  2. A sea creature in European folklore (in the 16th century), a sort of fish that resembled (and was sometimes robed or tonsured like) a European monk.

Word forms

sea monk sea monks
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