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Meanings of
porpoise
in английском
русский
морские свиньи
португальский
porpoise
испанский
phocoenidae
каталонский
marsopa
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Small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae.
mereswine
phocoenidae
Related terms
porpoises
taxon
русский
морские свиньи
Usage of
porpoise
in английском
1
He trudged toward the water and dove in, happy as a
porpoise
.
2
So-called
porpoise
leather is made of the skin of the white whale.
3
The
porpoise
's
plight has attracted attention from environmentalists, including actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
4
The
porpoise
is one of the most common and easiest to identify.
5
Gradually the whale became a
porpoise
,
and the
porpoise
became a gudgeon.
6
The
porpoise
dived, and the line ran out at a rapid rate.
7
I swim in de water like
porpoise
,
and climb tree like monkey.
8
In shape it somewhat resembles an enormous
porpoise
,
with a sharply-pointed nose.
9
Buell breathed as heavily as a
porpoise
,
and his footsteps pounded hard.
10
Tad made a long, curving dive not unlike that of a
porpoise
.
11
There's a
porpoise
close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
12
In the early summer of 1895 a fine
porpoise
appeared above the island.
13
She began to swim, flashing through the water as fast as a
porpoise
.
14
The frontal portion of each of them revealed the outline of a
porpoise
.
15
On the 12th we caught a
porpoise
by striking it with the grains.
16
Schools of flying-fish broke fan-wise in flashes of silver, and
porpoise
sported alongside.
Other examples for "porpoise"
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About this term
porpoise
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
fine porpoise
black porpoise
catch a porpoise
enormous porpoise
great porpoise
More collocations
Translations for
porpoise
русский
морские свиньи
phocoenidae
португальский
porpoise
испанский
phocoenidae
каталонский
marsopa
phocoenidae
Porpoise
through the time
Porpoise
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common