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Porpoise - What does it mean?

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porpoise

English

Noun

(wikipedia porpoise) (en noun)
  • A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins.
  • (North America, imprecisely) Any small dolphin.
  • Synonyms

    * , (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Verb

    (porpois)
  • Said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing.
  • See also

    * dolphin * killer whale * pod * sea lion * seal * whale *

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.