adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
phocine
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UK: /ˈfəʊsʌɪn/
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UK: /ˈfəʊsiːn/
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to seals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From Latin phōca (“seal”) (from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)) + -ine.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: hylje- — pertaining to seals
- Finnish: hylkeiden — pertaining to seals
- Finnish: hyljemäinen — pertaining to seals
- Spanish: fócido — pertaining to seals
- Finnish: hylje — member of subfamily Phocinae
- Finnish: varsinainen hylje — member of subfamily Phocinae