Phocidae

Translingual

Etymology

Phoca +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Phocidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – true seals.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Pinnipedia - parvorder

Hyponyms

• (family): Cystophora, Erignathus, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Hydrurga, Leptonychotes, Lobodon, Mirounga, Monachus, Neomonachus, Ommatophoca, Pagophilus, Phoca, Pusa - genera

References

• Phocidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phocidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phocidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons