Associations to the word «Phoca»

Wiktionary

PHOCA, noun. (obsolete except as Phoca) A seal.
PHOCA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Phocidae   — a genus of earless seals.
PHOCA VITULINA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Phocidae   — the common seal or harbor seal.

Dictionary definition

PHOCA, noun. Type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals.

Wise words

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