porpoise
Kelime Anlamı :
1. Phocaena communis.
2. Phocaena phocaena.
3. domuz balığı.
4. yunus ailesinden bir tür balık.
5. yunus.
6. domuzbalık.
7. i., zool.
8. domuzbalığı.
9. yunusbalığı.
10. yunuslama.
Tanımlar :
1.
any of several gregarious toothed whales of the genus Phocaena and related genera, of oceanic waters, characteristically having a blunt snout and a triangular dorsal fin. also called sea hog.
2. any of several related aquatic mammals, such as the dolphin.
2. any of several related aquatic mammals, such as the dolphin.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins.
2. any small dolphin.
3. said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing.
2. any small dolphin.
3. said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
any small cetacean of the genus Phocæna, especially Phocæna communis, or Phocæna phocæna, of europe, and the closely allied american species (Phocæna 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.
2. A true dolphin (delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.
2. A true dolphin (delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A small toothed cetacean of the family Delphinidæ and subfamily Delphiminæ, and especially of the genus Phoeæna, of which there are several species, the best-known being P. communis, which attains a length of about 5 feet and has a blunt head not produced into a long beak, and a thick body tapering toward the tail.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia