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1. (n.) porpoise
any of certain toothed cetaceans of the family Delphinidae having a blunt, rounded snout, esp. of the genus Phocoena, as the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of the Atlantic and Pacific.
2. (v.i.) porpoise
(of a speeding motorboat) to leap clear of the water after striking a wave.
3. porpoise
(of a vehicle) to move forward with an alternately rising and falling motion.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME porpoys < MF porpois < VL *porcopiscis hog fish, for L porcus marīnus sea hog)
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1. (noun) porpoise
any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
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1. (noun) porpoise
any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. 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
2. (noun) porpoise
a true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors
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Sense: a type of blunt-nosed sea animal of the dolphin family.
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 Afrikaans: seevark |
 Arabic: دُلْفين، خَنْزير البَحْر |
 Bulgarian: вид делфин |
 Brazilian: boto |
 Czech: sviňucha |
 German: der Tümmler |
 Danish: marsvin |
 Greek: είδος θαλάσσιου θηλαστικο |
 Spanish: marsopa |
 Estonian: pringel |
 Farsi: پورپوس |
 Finnish: pyöriäinen |
 French: marsouin |
 Hebrew: סוּג דוֹלפִין, פּוֹקֶנָה |
 Hindi: सूस, शिंशुक, चुल्लकी |
 Croatian: pliskavica |
 Hungarian: delfin |
 Indonesian: lumba-lumba |
 Icelandic: hnísa |
 Italian: focena |
 Japanese: ねずみいるか |
 Korean: (쥐) 돌고래 |
 Lithuanian: jūrų kiaulė |
 Latvian: jūrascūka, cūkdelfīns |
 Malay: ikan lumba-lumba |
 Dutch: bruinvis |
 Norwegian: nise |
 Polish: morświn |
 Persian: نهنگ دنداندار |
 Pashto: يو ډول غاښ لرونكى نهنګ |
 Portuguese: golfinho |
 Romanian: delfin brun |
 Russian: морская свинья |
 Slovak: sviňucha |
 Slovenian: pliskavica |
 Serbian: vrsta delfina |
 Swedish: tumlare |
 Thai: ปลาโลมา |
 Turkish: domuz balığı |
 Taiwanese: 海豚 |
 Ukrainian: бурий дельфін |
 Urdu: سوس، سنگ ماہي |
 Vietnamese: cá heo |
 Chinese: 海豚 |
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