| Word | phocine |
|---|---|
| Definition | adj. Resembling a seal. (Cf. porcine, etc.) |
| Sentence | [Lolita] had already yanked out of me the coveted section [of the paper] and retreated to her mat near her phocine mother. |
| Source | Lolita, I.11, p. 44 |
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