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Porpoises

noun
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
2.noun(imprecisely) Any small dolphin.
3.verbSaid of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion.
4.verbSaid of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing; or of a watercraft: to successively plunge up and down in the water.

Synonyms

garfishmereswinesea hogsea pigseaswinefinlessgenus phocaenaphocaenacetaceansporcupinesdolphinscetacean

Rhymes With

corpusescorpus isporpoise is
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