† phocaenineadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Phocaena , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Phocaena, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (1735), later Phocoena ( Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 77); < ancient Greek ϕώκαινα porpoise < ϕώκη seal (see phoca n.) + -αινα, suffix forming nouns) + -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (fosī·nəin) /fəʊˈsiːnaɪn/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Of, relating to, or resembling a porpoise.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4449/1 Phocænine, resembling a porpoise; of or pertaining to the Phocænina.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	phocaenine
释义	† phocaenineadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Phocaena , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Phocaena, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (1735), later Phocoena ( Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 77); < ancient Greek ϕώκαινα porpoise < ϕώκη seal (see phoca n.) + -αινα, suffix forming nouns) + -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (fosī·nəin) /fəʊˈsiːnaɪn/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Of, relating to, or resembling a porpoise. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4449/1 Phocænine, resembling a porpoise; of or pertaining to the Phocænina. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1890
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