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Wondering how to use Phocine in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as pinniped.

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Phocine in a sentence

Phocine meaning

Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike.

Synonyms of Phocine

pinniped mammal pinniped pinnatiped

Using Phocine

  • The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike.
  • Useful related words include: pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped.

Context around Phocine

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

leptophoca 1× lineage 1×

Sentence patterns with Phocine

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

monotherium and phocine leptophoca were 1× when a phocine lineage traveled 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the fossil monachine 1× the genera phoca 1×

Common sentence endings:

southeastern north america 1× subsequently went eastward 1×

Words around Phocine

Just before it in the word index:

phocids 16 phocidae 3 phocas 22 phocaea 6 phoca 4 phobos 46

Just after it in the word index:

phocoenidae 2 phocus 2 phodo 3 phodopus 4 phoebe 313 phoebes 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Phocine

  • In this selection, "phocine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, leptophoca and lineage stand out and add context to how "phocine" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include monotherium and phocine leptophoca were and when a phocine lineage traveled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phocine" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phocine

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The fossil monachine Monotherium and phocine Leptophoca were found in southeastern North America. (13 words)

The genera Phoca and Pusa could have arisen when a phocine lineage traveled from the Paratethys Sea to the Arctic Basin and subsequently went eastward. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

The genera Phoca and Pusa could have arisen when a phocine lineage traveled from the Paratethys Sea to the Arctic Basin and subsequently went eastward. (25 words)

The fossil monachine Monotherium and phocine Leptophoca were found in southeastern North America. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

The fossil monachine Monotherium and phocine Leptophoca were found in southeastern North America.

The genera Phoca and Pusa could have arisen when a phocine lineage traveled from the Paratethys Sea to the Arctic Basin and subsequently went eastward.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phocine" in a sentence?
An example: "The fossil monachine Monotherium and phocine Leptophoca were found in southeastern North America." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "phocine" from authentic English texts.
What does "phocine" mean?
Phocine means: Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike.
What are synonyms of "phocine"?
Common synonyms of "phocine" include: pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped.
How many example sentences with "phocine" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "phocine", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.