Porpoise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several gregarious toothed whales of the genus Phocaena and related genera, of oceanic waters, characteristically having a blunt snout and a triangular dorsal fin. Also called sea hog.
  • n. Any of several related aquatic mammals, such as the dolphin.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins.
  • n. Any small dolphin.
  • v. Said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any small cetacean of the genus Phocæna, especially Phocæna communis, or Phocæna phocæna, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (Phocæna Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer.
  • n. A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small toothed cetacean of the family Delphinidæ and subfamily Delphiminæ, and especially of the genus Phoeæna, of which there are several species, the best-known being P. communis, which attains a length of about 5 feet and has a blunt head not produced into a long beak, and a thick body tapering toward the tail.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
    • Equivalent
    bay porpoise   
    Verb Form
    porpoises    porpoising   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dolphin   
    Variant
    harbor porpoise    herring hag    puffing pig    snuffer   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    corpus   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    manatee    dolphin    mackerel    walrus    halibut   
     
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