monk sealn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋk siːl/, U.S.

/ˈməŋk ˌsi(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: monk n.¹, seal n.¹

Etymology: < monk n.¹ + seal n.¹, after scientific Latin monachus, specific name (J. Hermann 1779, in Beschäftigungen der Ges. Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 4 501) and subsequently genus name (J. Fleming Philos. Zool. (1822) II. 187). Compare monk n.¹ 5.

Any of various rare seals of the genus Monachus, which occur in warm waters of the northern hemisphere and have a dark back and pale underside; esp. M. monachus of the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > family Phocidae > miscellaneous types of

great seal1771

monk seal1839

crab-eater1938

1839 R. Hamilton Nat. Hist. Amphibious Carnivora (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia VIII) 181 The form of the head, eyes, and nostrils, was not unlike that of the Monk Seal.

1855 W. S. Dallas in Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 470 The Monk Seal (Stenorynchus monachus), which inhabits the Mediterranean.

1894 Nature 26 July 307 A Monk Seal (Monachus albiventer) from Madeira.

1984 A. C. Duxbury & A. Duxbury Introd. World's Oceans xiv. 442 The nearly extinct monk seal of the western Hawaiian Islands.

1990 Holiday Which? Mar. 102/2 Local fishermen have spotted rare monk seals in the area.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monk seal
释义	monk sealn. Brit. /ˈmʌŋk siːl/, U.S. /ˈməŋk ˌsi(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: monk n.¹, seal n.¹ Etymology: < monk n.¹ + seal n.¹, after scientific Latin monachus, specific name (J. Hermann 1779, in Beschäftigungen der Ges. Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 4 501) and subsequently genus name (J. Fleming Philos. Zool. (1822) II. 187). Compare monk n.¹ 5. Any of various rare seals of the genus Monachus, which occur in warm waters of the northern hemisphere and have a dark back and pale underside; esp. M. monachus of the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > family Phocidae > miscellaneous types of great seal1771 monk seal1839 crab-eater1938 1839 R. Hamilton Nat. Hist. Amphibious Carnivora (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia VIII) 181 The form of the head, eyes, and nostrils, was not unlike that of the Monk Seal. 1855 W. S. Dallas in Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 470 The Monk Seal (Stenorynchus monachus), which inhabits the Mediterranean. 1894 Nature 26 July 307 A Monk Seal (Monachus albiventer) from Madeira. 1984 A. C. Duxbury & A. Duxbury Introd. World's Oceans xiv. 442 The nearly extinct monk seal of the western Hawaiian Islands. 1990 Holiday Which? Mar. 102/2 Local fishermen have spotted rare monk seals in the area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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