phocine
(adjective) of or relating to seals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phocine (comparative more phocine, superlative most phocine)
Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike. [from 19th c.]
phocine (plural phocines)
(zoology) A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.
• Cophine, chopine
Source: Wiktionary
Pho"cine, a. Etym: [L. phoca a seal.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
