phocine

a. [动]海豹的,像海豹的

发音

UK /ˈfəʊsʌɪn/
其它
UK /ˈfəʊsiːn/

词形变化

phocines 复数 phocines more phocine 比较级 most phocine 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.

    生物 动物学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike.

词源

From Latin phōca (“seal”) (from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)) + -ine.

来源:wiktionary