Histriophoca
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Histriophoca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phocidae – ribbon seal.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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
- (genus): Histriophoca fasciata (sole species)
Coordinate terms
- (genus): Cystophora, Erignathus, Halichoerus, Hydrurga, Leptonychotes, Lobodon, Mirounga, Monachus, Ommatophoca, Pagophilus, Phoca, Pusa - genera