Associations to the word «Phocine»

Wiktionary

PHOCINE, adjective. Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike. [from 19th c.]
PHOCINE, noun. (zoology) A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.

Dictionary definition

PHOCINE, adjective. Of or relating to seals.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche