Monk seal - Monk seal (English spelling)

Japanese: モンクアザラシ - もんくあざらし(英語表記)monk seal
Monk seal - Monk seal (English spelling)
A general term for mammals belonging to the genus Monachus in the family Phocidae (Phocidae) of the order Pinnipedia. It consists of three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, the Hawaiian monk seal, and the Caribbean monk seal. It is the only seal that lives in low-latitude waters, and is in danger of extinction and an internationally protected species. It has a brown body color, and the body length of both sexes is almost the same, ranging from 2.1 to 2.4 meters. It is so named because it has a round head, thin and relatively dense hair, and a face that looks just like a Christian monk.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
鰭脚(ききやく)目アザラシ科モンクアザラシ属Monachusに属する哺乳類の総称。チチュウカイモンクアザラシ,ハワイモンクアザラシ,カリブカイモンクアザラシの3種からなる。低緯度海域に生息する唯一のアザラシで,絶滅の危機にあり,国際保護動物になっている。茶褐色の体色をし,体長は雌雄ほぼ等しく,2.1~2.4mである。頭が丸く,毛が細く比較的密生しその顔つきがちょうどキリスト教の修道士monkのようなところからこう呼ばれる。

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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