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porpoise
/ˈpɔːɹpəs/
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What does porpoise mean?
noun
- A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
- Any small dolphin.
verb
- Said of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion.
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verb
- Said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing; or of a watercraft: to successively plunge up and down in the water.
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Soon after the Porpoise came in, and I joined my old craft, giving up my command of the captured slaver rather reluctantly.
One day when I was humming a favorite chant, I think it was "Babylon's a-Fallin'," a porpoise jumped higher than the bowsprit.
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To see a porpoise in your dreams, denotes enemies are thrusting your interest aside, through your own inability to keep people interested in you.
We have none of these in Behar, but the huge porpoise gives splendid rifle or carbine practice as he rolls through the turgid streams.
The porpoise is the kitten of the sea; he never has a serious thought, he cares for nothing but fun and play.