"phocine" meaning in English

See phocine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfəʊsʌɪn/ [UK], /ˈfəʊsiːn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phocine.wav Forms: more phocine [comparative], most phocine [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin phōca (“seal”) (from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)) + -ine. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|phōca||seal}} Latin phōca (“seal”), {{der|en|grc|φώκη}} Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē), {{suffix|en||ine}} + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} phocine (comparative more phocine, superlative most phocine)
  1. Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike. Translations (pertaining to seals): hylje- (Finnish), hylkeiden (Finnish), hyljemäinen (Finnish), fócido [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-phocine-en-adj-iw7cvWUt

Noun

IPA: /ˈfəʊsʌɪn/ [UK], /ˈfəʊsiːn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phocine.wav Forms: phocines [plural]
Etymology: From Latin phōca (“seal”) (from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)) + -ine. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|phōca||seal}} Latin phōca (“seal”), {{der|en|grc|φώκη}} Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē), {{suffix|en||ine}} + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun}} phocine (plural phocines)
  1. (zoology) A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals Translations (member of subfamily Phocinae): hylje (Finnish), varsinainen hylje (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-phocine-en-noun-T67~~Cq7 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 27 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ine, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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