phocine
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saɪn, -sɪn adjective Zoology.
of or pertaining to seals.
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| —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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Modelling the spread of phocine distemper virus among harbour seals.
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