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| por·poise [ páwrpəss ] (plural por·pois·es or por·poise) |
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1. sea mammal: a toothed sea mammal, related to the whales and dolphins, that has a blunt snout and a triangular dorsal fin. Family Phocaenidae.
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2. dolphin: a popular but technically inaccurate term for a dolphin
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| [14th century. < Old French porpeis< Latin porcus "pig" + piscis "fish"] |
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