1) Genus phoca 2) Mammal genus 
Phoca is a genus of the earless seals, within the family Phocidae. It now contains just two species, the common seal and the spotted seal (or Largha seal). Several species formerly listed under this genus have been split into the genera Pusa, Pagophilus, and Histriophoca. For this reason, the fossil history of the genus is unclear, and it has form...
• (n.) A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal.
Pho'ca noun [ Latin , a seal, from Greek ....] (Zoology) A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal . 
[n] - type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
genus Phoca noun type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals