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PHOCIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phocidae mean? 

PHOCIDAE (noun)
  The noun PHOCIDAE has 1 sense:

1. earless sealsplay

  Familiarity information: PHOCIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHOCIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Earless seals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Phocidae; Phocidae

Hypernyms ("Phocidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Phocidae"):

earless seal; hair seal; true seal (any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)

genus Phoca; Phoca (type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)

genus Pagophilus; Pagophilus (harp seals)

genus Mirounga; Mirounga (elephant seals)

Erignathus; genus Erignathus (bearded seals)

Cystophora; genus Cystophora (hooded seals)

Holonyms ("Phocidae" is a member of...):

Pinnipedia; suborder Pinnipedia (seals; sea lions; walruses)


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