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phocine.

Pertaining to true seals (also known as earless seals, as opposed to eared seals such as sea lions); seallike.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfəʊsʌɪn/UK/ˈfəʊsiːn/UK
  1. Pertaining to true seals (also known as earless seals, as opposed to eared seals such as sea lions); seallike.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈfəʊsʌɪn/UK/ˈfəʊsiːn/UK
  1. A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.

Where this word comes from

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

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