Phocine Definition

fōsīn
adjective
Of or relating to the seals.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or belonging to the subfamily Phocinae, which includes the harbor seal and harp seal.
American Heritage
noun
(zoology) A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.
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Other Word Forms of Phocine

Noun

Singular:
phocine
Plural:
phocines

Origin of Phocine

  • From New Latin Phoca (genus name) (Classical Latin phōca (“seal"), from Ancient Greek ϕώκη (ϕōkÄ“)) +"Ž -ine.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin phōca seal from Greek phōkē

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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