Definition of Phoca vitulina

1. Noun. Small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere.

Exact synonyms: Common Seal, Harbor Seal
Generic synonyms: Earless Seal, Hair Seal, True Seal
Group relationships: Genus Phoca, Phoca

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phoca Vitulina

Phlebotomus noguchi
Phlebotomus orientalis
Phlebotomus papatasii
Phlebotomus perniciosus
Phlebotomus sergenti
Phlebotomus verrucarum
Phlegethos
Phleum pratense
Phlomis fruticosa
Phlox bifida
Phlox stellaria
Phlox subulata
Phm
Phnom Penh
Phobos
Phoca vitulina (current term)
Phocaena
Phocaena phocaena
Phocaena sinus
Phocidae
Phocis
Phoebe
Phoebean
Phoebus Apollo
Phoenicia
Phoenician
Phoenician alphabet
Phoenicians
Phoenicophorium
Phoenicopteridae

Literary usage of Phoca vitulina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Seasons with the sea-horses; or, Sporting adventures in the Northern seas by James Lamont, Lamont, James, Sir, 1828-1913 (1861)
"—Phoca vitulina, or Little Seal.—Phoca Hispida, or Jan Mayen Seal.—Dreadful Smell of Cargo. — Ferocity of young Bear.—Drift-ice.—Stones and Clay on Icebergs ..."

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