Histriophoca

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Histriophoca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phocidae – ribbon seal.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Phocidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Histriophoca fasciata (sole species)

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Cystophora, Erignathus, Halichoerus, Hydrurga, Leptonychotes, Lobodon, Mirounga, Monachus, Ommatophoca, Pagophilus, Phoca, Pusa – genera

References

• Histriophoca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Histriophoca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Histriophoca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons