Porpoise

Noun

 * 1) A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins.
 * 2)  Any small dolphin.

Verb

 * 1)  Said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing.

Thesaurus
Loch Ness monster, alevin, benthon, benthos, cetacean, dolphin, fingerling, fish, fry, game fish, grilse, kipper, man-eater, man-eating shark, marine animal, minnow, minny, nekton, panfish, plankton, salmon, sea monster, sea pig, sea serpent, sea snake, shark, smolt, sponge, tropical fish, whale

Pronunciation




Etymology
From Old French pourpois, from Vulgar Latin porcopiscis, pisciporcus 'swine fish' (compare obsolete Italian pesce porco, Portuguese peixe porco), for Latin porcus marinus 'sea hog', akin in formation to German Meerschwein.

Noun

 * Bosnian: pliskavica, morsko prase
 * Chinese: 海豚
 * Czech:
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 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Tümmler, Schweinswal
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ネズミイルカ (nezumiiruka)
 * Korean:


 * Lithuanian: jūrų kiaulė (at most cases)
 * Navajo:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: toninha
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: морская свинья
 * Scottish Gaelic:, puthag,
 * Spanish: marsopa
 * Welsh: