phocine
1Phocine — Pho cine, a. [L. phoca a seal.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal. [1913 Webster] …
2phocine — [fō′sīn΄, fō′sin] adj. [< L phoca, a seal (< Gr phōkē) + INE1] Zool. of or relating to the seals …
3phocine — adjective /ˈfəʊsʌɪn/ pertaining to a seal; seallike , 1955: she had already yanked out of me the coveted section and retreated to her mat near her phocine mamma. Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita …
4Phocine distemper virus — Taxobox color = violet name = Phocine distemper virus image caption = Immunohistochemical staining of the lung of a seal with PDV. virus group = v ordo = Mononegavirales familia = Paramyxoviridae genus = Morbillivirus species = Phocine distemper… …
5phocine — /foh suyn, sin/, adj. Zool. of or pertaining to seals. [1840 50; < L phoc(a) seal ( < Gk phóke) + INE1] * * * …
6phocine — [ fəʊsʌɪn] adjective Zoology relating to the true seals (family Phocidae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Phocinae (subfamily name), from Gk phōkē seal …
7phocine — pho·cine …
8phocine — /ˈfoʊsaɪn/ (say fohsuyn) adjective 1. of or relating to the seals. 2. belonging to the Phocidae, the pinniped family that includes the typical seals. {Latin phōca (from Greek phōkē seal) + ine1} …
9phocine — a. pertaining to seals (animals) …
10phocine — adjective of or relating to seals • Pertains to noun: ↑seal …
