genus phocoena

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   porpoises

   SynonymsPhocoena

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofDelphinidae

Questions about genus phocoena

What does genus phocoena mean?

genus phocoena means "porpoises".

What is another word for genus phocoena?

Close synonyms include Phocoena. 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 phocoena a common word?

genus phocoena 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.