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Porpoise Common

Porpoise has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

2

A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.

Verb
1

Said 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.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dolphin
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
harbor porpoise vaquita
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise
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