Phocid is a hypernym of phocacean.
In zoology|lang=en terms the difference between phocid and phocacean
is that
phocid is (zoology) any member of the family
phocidae , the true seals while
phocacean is (zoology) any species of
phoca ; a seal.
As nouns the difference between phocid and phocacean
is that
phocid is (zoology) any member of the family
phocidae , the true seals while
phocacean is (zoology) any species of
phoca ; a seal.