Phocoena (Noun)
Meaning
Porpoises.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Phocoena phocoena is commonly referred to as the harbour porpoise in the scientific community.
- Porpoises from the phocoena genus exhibit several adaptations to cope with a varied marine environment.
- Taxonomists and researchers widely acknowledge that Phocoena is the type genus of porpoises within the family Phocoenidae.
- This report explains that new legislation will implement more stringent regulations on the hunting and capture of the Phocoena phocoena species.
- During their marine expedition, researchers sighted several Phocoena species such as the Burmeister's porpoise and Indo-Pacific finless porpoise.