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Caribbean monk seal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Monachus tropicalis, an extinct seal once native to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

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  • Catalan: foca monjo del Carib — Monachus tropicalis
  • Finnish: floridanhylje — Monachus tropicalis
  • Finnish: karibianhylje — Monachus tropicalis
  • Polish: mniszka karaibska — Monachus tropicalis
  • Russian: кари́бский тюле́нь-мона́х (karíbskij tjulénʹ-monáx) — Monachus tropicalis
  • Russian: тропи́ческий тюле́нь-мона́х (tropíčeskij tjulénʹ-monáx) — Monachus tropicalis
  • Russian: вест-и́ндский тюле́нь-мона́х (vest-índskij tjulénʹ-monáx) — Monachus tropicalis