- porpoise por·poise n
- ['pɔːpəs]
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porpoise por·poise n
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por|poise — «PR puhs», noun, plural pois|es or (collectively) poise, verb, poised, pois|ing. –n. 1. a sea animal with a blunt, rounded snout, that looks like a small whale. Porpoises are mammals, related to the whale, and live in groups in the northern… … Useful english dictionary
Porpoise — Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na phoc[ae]na},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
porpoise — por•poise [[t]ˈpɔr pəs[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) poise, (esp. for kinds or species) pois•es 1) mam any of certain toothed cetaceans of the family Delphinidae having a blunt, rounded snout, esp. of the genus Phocoena, as the common porpoise … From formal English to slang
porpoise — por|poise [ˈpo:pəs US ˈpo:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: porpois, from Medieval Latin porcopiscis, from Latin porcus ( PORK) + piscis fish ] a sea animal that looks similar to a ↑dolphin and breathes air … Dictionary of contemporary English
porpoise — por|poise [ pɔrpəs ] noun count a large ocean animal, similar to a DOLPHIN, that comes to the surface to breathe air … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
porpoise — por·poise … English syllables
Bay porpoise — Porpoise Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harbor porpoise — Porpoise Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skunk porpoise — Porpoise Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herring hag — Porpoise Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lagenorhynchus acutus — Porpoise Por poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na}, especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
