Phocinae

Translingual

Etymology

Phoca +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Phocinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Phocidae – true seals.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(subfamily): †Kawas, †Leptophoca, †Preapusa, †Cryptophoca, Erignathus, Cystophora - genera; Phocini - tribe

References

Earless seals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phocidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phocidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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