genus phoca

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   type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals

   SynonymsPhoca

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofPhocidae

Questions about genus phoca

What does genus phoca mean?

genus phoca means "type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals".

What is another word for genus phoca?

Close synonyms include Phoca. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus phoca a common word?

genus phoca is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.