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PHOCA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals

Synonyms:

genus Phoca; Phoca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Phoca"):

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

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

family Phocidae; Phocidae (earless seals)

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