🐬Porpoise

noun
/ˈpɔː.pəs/

Meaning

a small toothed whale with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout

Example Sentences

The porpoise jumped gracefully out of the water.

Synonyms

dolphin, whale, cetacean

Collocations

harbor porpoise, porpoise pod, finless porpoise

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