phocoid
/ˈfəʊkɔɪd/Zoology
adjective
Resembling or of the nature of a seal; (specifically) belonging to the superfamily Phocoidea, originally comprising both the true seals (phocids) and eared seals (otariids) but now restricted to the former.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From scientific Latin Phoca, genus name + -oid, after scientific Latin Phocoidea, superfamily name.
- chafing dish
- Chagall, Marc
- Chagas' disease
- Chagos Archipelago
- chagrin
- chai
- chai latte
- chain
- chain armour
- chain bridge
- chain drive
- chain-driven
- chain gang
- chain gear
- chain gun
- chain harrow
- chain letter
- chain-link
- chain mail
- chain of causation
- chain of command
- chain of ponds
- chainplate
- chain reaction
- chainring