The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phocine
Phocine \Pho"cine\, a. [L. phoca a seal.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal.
Wiktionary
phocine
a. Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike. (from 19th c.) n. (context zoology English) A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or earless seal.
WordNet
phocine
adj. of or relating to seals
Usage examples of "phocine".
Unlike the merrows, the silkies of Keltia were not humanoid in form, but retained most of the physical characteristics of their phocine ancestors.