Phocidae

Translingual

Etymology

Phoca +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Phocidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the 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

Hyponyms

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

See also

Pinnipedia

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