monachus-Monachus: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is monachus? monachus is Monachus

What is Monachus?

  • In mammalogy, a genus of Phocidæ, having four incisors above and below; the monk-seals.

    En mammalogie, un genre de Phocidæ, ayant quatre incisives au-dessus et au-dessous; les moines-phoques.

  • In ornithology, a genus of warblers containing such as the common blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla.

    En ornithologie, un genre de parulines contenant comme la calotte noire commune, Sylvia atricapilla.

  • In entomology, a large and important genus of leaf-beetles, erected by Suffrian in 1852.

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