Definition von phocid seals im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The true seals, earless seals or phocid seals are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal suborder, Pinnipedia. All true seals are members of the family Phocidae. They are sometimes called crawling seals, to distinguish them from the fur seals and sea lions of family Otariidae