Phocoena

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Phocoena f

A taxonomic genus within the family Phocoenidae – the porpoises.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Phocoenidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Phocoena phocoena - type species; Phocoena sinus, Phocoena spinipinnis, Phocoena dioptrica - other species

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