Phoca
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfəʊkə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phoca is a noun meaning (obsolete) A seal.
Meaning
(obsolete) A seal.
Example Sentences
With tangled fins, behind, huge Phocæ glide, And Whales and Grampi swell the distant tide.
His charet swift in haste he thither steard, Which with a teeme of scaly Phocas bound Was drawne vpon the waues, that fomed him around.
Word Forms
- phocas
- phocae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phocacean, phocid, phocine, sicca, phocoenid, oliphaunt.
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