phocine

[ foh-sahyn, -sin ]
/ ˈfoʊ saɪn, -sɪn /

adjective Zoology.

of or relating to seals.

Origin of phocine

1840–50; < Latin phōc(a) seal (< Greek phṓkē) + -ine1

Words nearby phocine

phobia, phobic, phobophobia, phobos, phocaea, phocine, phocion, phocis, phocomelia, phocomelic dwarf, phoebe

British Dictionary definitions for phocine

phocine
/ (ˈfəʊsaɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a seal
of, relating to, or belonging to the Phocinae, a subfamily that includes the harbour seal and grey seal

Word Origin for phocine

C19: ultimately from Greek phōkē a seal