phocine

pho·cine

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-sahyn, -sin]
- /ˈfoʊ saɪn, -sɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-sahyn, -sin]
- /ˈfoʊ saɪn, -sɪn/

Definitions of phocine word

adjective phocine of or relating to seals. 1
adjective phocine of, relating to, or resembling a seal 0
adjective phocine of, relating to, or belonging to the Phocinae, a subfamily that includes the harbour seal and grey seal 0
adjective phocine of or relating to the seals 0

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Origin of phocine

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < Latin phōc(a) seal (< Greek phṓkē) + -ine1

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Parts of speech for Phocine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Phocine

phocine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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