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Word: Phocine
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: from modern Latin Phoca, genus name (from Greek phōkē ‘seal’) + -ine; partly after modern Latin Phocinae (subfamily name)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfəʊsʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or affecting the true (earless) seals
Short Definition:relating to or affecting true earless seals
Examples:- phocine distemper virus
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