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PHOCOENA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Phocoena; Phocoena
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phocoena" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Phocoena"):
porpoise (any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth)
Holonyms ("Phocoena" is a member of...):
Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)