Phocinae
Translingual
Etymology
Phoca + -inae
Proper noun
Phocinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Phocidae – true seals.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Phocidae - family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): †Kawas, †Leptophoca, †Preapusa, †Cryptophoca, Erignathus, Cystophora - genera; Phocini - tribe
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