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Phoca   Listen
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Phoca  n.  (Zool.) A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Phoca" Quotes from Famous Books



... of a river. We did not hesitate to follow its course. We went round the bay, but found no traces of man, but numerous herds of the amphibious animal, called sometimes the sea-lion, the sea-dog, or the sea-elephant, or trunked phoca: modern voyagers give it the last name. These animals, though of enormous size, are gentle and peaceful, unless roused by the cruelty of man. They were in such numbers on this desert coast, that they would have prevented our approach ...
— The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island • Johann David Wyss



Words linked to "Phoca" :   common seal, mammal genus, genus Phoca, Phocidae, harbor seal, family Phocidae, Phoca vitulina



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