Phocoenidae

Translingual

Etymology

Phocoena +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Phocoenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cetacea – the porpoises.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order

Hyponyms

(family): †Haborophocoena, Neophocaena, Phocoena, Phocoenoides - genera

Translations

taxonomic family

Greek: φωκαινίδες f pl (fokainídes)

Swahili: familia ya pomboo mdogo

References

Phocoenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phocoenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phocoenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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