PHOCAENIDAE

Meaning of PHOCAENIDAE in English

porpoises

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

PHOCAENIDAE — -nəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Phocaena, type genus + -idae in some classifications : a small …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOCAENID — I. -nə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Phocaenidae : of or relating to porpoises II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DELPHINIDAE — delˈfinəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Delphinus, type genus + -idae : a family of moderate to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PORPOISE — specifically, any of the small whales of the genera Phocoena, Phocoenoides, and Neomeris. In a broader sense the name is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PORPOISE — n. any of various small toothed whales of the family Phocaenidae, esp. of the genus Phocaena, with a low triangular …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PORPOISE — n. any of various small toothed whales of the family Phocaenidae, esp. of the genus Phocaena, with a low triangular …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PORPOISE — n. any of various small toothed whales of the family Phocaenidae, esp. of the genus Phocaena, with a low triangular …
Oxford English vocab