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PHOCA VITULINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phoca vitulina mean?
• PHOCA VITULINA (noun)
The noun PHOCA VITULINA has 1 sense:
1. small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
Familiarity information: PHOCA VITULINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
common seal; harbor seal; Phoca vitulina
Hypernyms ("Phoca vitulina" is a kind of...):
earless seal; hair seal; true seal (any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)
Holonyms ("Phoca vitulina" is a member of...):
genus Phoca; Phoca (type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)
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