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phocines

phocines is the plural of phocine.

Meaning of phocine

Noun

phocine (plural phocines)

  1. 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.2007, Brian Keith Hall, Fins into Limbs, page 313

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Questions about phocines

What is phocines the plural of?
Phocines is the plural of phocine.

Words near phocines in the dictionary

  1. Phocians
  2. phocicide
  3. phocid
  4. phocids
  5. phocine
  6. phocines
  7. Phocis
  8. phocoenid
  9. phocoenids
  10. phocoid
  11. phocoids

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