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GENUS PHOCA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
Synonyms:
genus Phoca; Phoca
Classified under:
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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