Caribbean monk seal

English

Noun

Caribbean monk seal (plural Caribbean monk seals)

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

Synonyms

• West Indian monk seal

Translations

Monachus tropicalis

• Catalan: foca monjo del Carib (ca) f
• Finnish: floridanhylje, karibianhylje
• Russian: кари́бский тюле́нь-мона́х m (karíbskij tjulénʹ-monáx), тропи́ческий тюле́нь-мона́х m (tropíčeskij tjulénʹ-monáx), вест-и́ндский тюле́нь-мона́х m (vest-índskij tjulénʹ-monáx)