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Phocine

[foh-sahyn, -sin]

adjective Zoology.

of or pertaining to seals.

Origin:
1840–50; < Latin phōc(a) seal (< Greek phṓkē) + -ine¹

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phocine (ˈfəʊsaɪn)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or resembling a seal
2.	of, relating to, or belonging to the Phocinae, a subfamily that includes the harbour seal and grey seal

[C19: ultimately from Greek phōkē a seal]

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Phocine

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