phocænine

phocænine
phocænine, a. Zool.
(fəʊˈsiːnaɪn)
[f. Zool. L. Phōcæna (a. Gr. ϕώκαινα porpoise, deriv. of ϕώκη seal) + -ine1.]
Of or pertaining to the Phocænina, a group of Cetacea containing the true porpoises; resembling a porpoise.
in Cent. Dict.

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