English Explanatory Dictionary

phocine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike.
noun
  1. A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.

Pronunciation

/ˈfəʊsʌɪn/ /ˈfəʊsiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phocine.wav

Word forms

phocine more phocine most phocine phocines

Etymology

From Latin phōca (“seal”) (from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)) + -ine.

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