Phocid vs Phocacean - What's the difference?

phocid | phocacean | Hypernyms |

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.

phocid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the family Phocidae , the true seals.

    • phocacean

    English

    (wikipedia phocacean) (Phoca) (Phoca)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any species of Phoca ; a seal.

    • Hypernyms

    * phocid (Webster 1913)