Phoca
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Phoca vitulina
Translingual
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Etymology
Proper noun
Phoca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phocidae – a genus of earless seals; harbor seals.
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): Phoca largha, Phoca vitulina - species
- Phoca fasciata, Phoca caspica, Phoca hispida, Phoca sibirica, Phoca groenlandica - species formerly included in Phoca
Derived terms
Further reading
Phoca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phoca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Phoca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Phoca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Phoca at AnimalBase
- Phoca at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Phoca in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Phoca at World Register of Marine Species
