phocine

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1998 and 2002 outbreaks of phocine distemper virus, known to have killed thousands of seals, were linked to the deleterious effects of pollution on the seals 'ability to fight the infection.

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  1. adjective Zoology Of, relating to, or resembling seals.

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  • "We were surprised when it came back negative for canine but positive for phocine distemper," Gill said.
  • 1998 and 2002 outbreaks of phocine distemper virus, known to have killed thousands of seals, were linked to the deleterious effects of pollution on the seals 'ability to fight the infection. —  Signs of the Times
 

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  1. From Latin phōca, seal, from Greek phōkē.

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  1. from Greek φώκη, a seal, + -ine
 

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/ˈfoʊsɪn/
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