GENUS PHOCOENA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Porpoises

Synonyms:

genus Phocoena; Phocoena

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phocoena"):

porpoise (any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth)

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

Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)