Caribbean monk seal
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Caribbean Monk Seal — Conservation status Extinct … Wikipedia
Hawaiian monk seal — Conservation status Critically Endangered ( … Wikipedia
Hawaiian Monk Seal — Taxobox name = Hawaiian Monk Seal status = EN trend = unknown status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Phocidae genus = Monachus species = M. schauinslandi… … Wikipedia
Mediterranean Monk Seal — Conservation status … Wikipedia
monk seal — noun : any of several hair seals (genus Monachus) known from the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Hawaii but once so extensively hunted for hides and oil that they are now rare in much of their former range * * * a small, dark brown, subtropical … Useful english dictionary
monk seal — 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. [1835 45; appar. trans. of the NL… … Universalium
monk seal — noun Date: 1841 any of a genus (Monachus) of hair seals of Hawaii, the Mediterranean Sea, and formerly the Caribbean Sea … New Collegiate Dictionary
seal — seal1 sealable, adj. /seel/, n. 1. an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. 2. a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the… … Universalium
Earless seal — Taxobox name = Earless sealsMSW3 Wozencraft | pages = | id = 14001028] image caption = Common Seal, Phoca vitulina regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora subordo = Caniformia superfamilia = Pinnipedia familia =… … Wikipedia
Monachus — Monk seals Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia … Wikipedia
