Phocidae
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
Phoca + -idae
Proper noun
Phocidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the true seals.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder
Hyponyms
- (family): Cystophora, Erignathus, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Hydrurga, Leptonychotes, Lobodon, Mirounga, Monachus, Ommatophoca, Pagophilus, Phoca, Pusa - genera
See also
- Pinnipedia