Phocine

[fәusain]

Definition

(adj.) of or relating to seals .

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal.

Editor: Priscilla

Definition

adj. pertaining to the seal family.—n. Phō′ca a seal.—adj. Phocā′cean relating to the genus Phoca.—n. a seal of this genus.—n. Phoc?prime;na a genus of delphinoid odontocete cetaceans—the true porpoises.—adjs. Phō′cal; Phoc?prime;nine like a porpoise.

Checker: Marty