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    GENUS PHOCA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Phocidae: earless sealsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Phoca; Phoca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Phoca" is a kind of...):

    mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Phoca"):

    common seal; harbor seal; Phoca vitulina (small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere)

    Holonyms ("genus Phoca" is a member of...):

    family Phocidae; Phocidae (earless seals)

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