Phoca (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Phoca genus includes several species of earless seals commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Phoca vitulina, also known as the harbor seal, is one of the most widely distributed species within the genus.
- Researchers have been studying the behavior of Phoca largha in the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean.
- Phoca sibirica, or the Baikal seal, is endemic to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia.
- The Phoca genus is often used as a model to study the evolution of earless seals.