Phocidae

Translingual

Etymology

Phoca +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Phocidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – true seals.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Pinnipedia - parvorder

Hyponyms

(family): Cystophora, Erignathus, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Hydrurga, Leptonychotes, Lobodon, Mirounga, Monachus, Ommatophoca, Pagophilus, Phoca, Pusa - genera

References

Phocidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phocidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phocidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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