English > Phocidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | earless seals. |
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Synonym | family Phocidae |
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Member of | Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipedia | seals |
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Members | Cystophora, genus Cystophora | hooded seals |
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Erignathus, genus Erignathus | bearded seals |
Mirounga, genus Mirounga | elephant seals |
Pagophilus, genus Pagophilus | harp seals |
Phoca, genus Phoca | type genus of the Phocidae |
earless seal, true seal, hair seal | Any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers |
Broader | mammal family | A family of mammals |
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Spanish | familia Phocidae, fócidos, Phocidae |
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Catalan | fòcids, Phocidae |
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