phocoidadj.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊkɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊˌkɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Phoca , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Phoca, genus name (see phoca n.) + -oid suffix, after scientific Latin Phocoidea, superfamily name (1890 or earlier).

Zoology.

Resembling or of the nature of a seal; (spec.) belonging to the superfamily Phocoidea, originally comprising both the true seals (phocids) and eared seals (otariids) but now restricted to the former.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4449/1 Phocoid, resembling a seal; belonging to the Phocoidea.

1976 Systematic Zool. 25 376/1 Both differences are present in both major pinniped groups, the phocoid seals and the otarioid seals.

1994 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. 14 405 (title) A new species of phocoid pinniped Pinnarctidion from the early miocene of Oregon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phocoid
释义	phocoidadj. Brit. /ˈfəʊkɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈfoʊˌkɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Phoca , -oid suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Phoca, genus name (see phoca n.) + -oid suffix, after scientific Latin Phocoidea, superfamily name (1890 or earlier). Zoology. Resembling or of the nature of a seal; (spec.) belonging to the superfamily Phocoidea, originally comprising both the true seals (phocids) and eared seals (otariids) but now restricted to the former. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4449/1 Phocoid, resembling a seal; belonging to the Phocoidea. 1976 Systematic Zool. 25 376/1 Both differences are present in both major pinniped groups, the phocoid seals and the otarioid seals. 1994 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. 14 405 (title) A new species of phocoid pinniped Pinnarctidion from the early miocene of Oregon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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