phoque
Pronunciation: /fɔk/
“phoque” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In French
- Mammifère carnivore marin au corps fusiforme, aux membres antérieurs, très courts, transformés en palettes natatoires et aux membres postérieurs qui ne peuvent se replier sous le ventre, et dont il existe plusieurs espèces, entre autres le phoque commun.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French phoque f, focque m, borrowed from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē). Cognate with Italian foca f and Spanish foca f.
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