phocine
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phocine
- /ˈfəʊsʌɪn/ UK
- /ˈfəʊsiːn/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin phōca (“seal”) (from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)) + -ine.
adjective more phocine · most phocine
- Pertaining to true seals (also known as earless seals, as opposed to eared seals such as sea lions); seallike. The bargain was soon made, and Gioga equipped herself in her phocine garb, but when the Shetlander gazed on the stormy sea he was to ride through, his courage nearly failed him, and he begged of the old lady to hare the kindness to allow him to cut a few holes in her shoulders and flanks, that he mi
noun phocines
- A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals. Phocines anchor their hands by flexing their fingers, digging them into the substrate, and then pulling their body forward by elbow and shoulder flexion.
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Talk about this word "phocine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phocine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. phocine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phocine "phocine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phocine.Cite this
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title = {phocine},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
