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porpoise 音标拼音: [p'ɔrpəs] n. 海豚,小鲸 海豚,小鲸 porpoise n 1: any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teethPorpoise \ Por" poise\, n. [ OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine piscis fish. See { Pork}, and { Fish}.] 1. ( Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus { Phoc[ ae] na}, especially { Phoc[ ae] na communis}, or { Phoc[ ae] na phoc[ ae] na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American species ({ Phoc[ ae] na 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}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) A true dolphin ({ Delphinus}); -- often so called by sailors. [ 1913 Webster] { Skunk porpoise}, or { Bay porpoise} ( Zool.), a North American porpoise ({ Lagenorhynchus acutus}), larger than the common species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster] 30 Moby Thesaurus words for " porpoise": 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
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