phocine

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Synonyms: hocine, psocine

Antonyms: hocine, psocine

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Adjective

1. Pertaining to true [[seal]]s (also known as earless seals, as opposed to eared seals such as sea lions); [[seallike]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|zoology}} A member of the subfamily {{taxfmt|Phocinae|subfamily}}, comprising the "true" or [[earless seal|"earless" seals]].

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