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porpoise

/ˈpɔː.pəs/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa a cualquiera de varios mamíferos marinos pequeños y sociales pertenecientes al orden de los cetáceos, caracterizados por un hocico romo y numerosos dientes.

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noun

/ˈpɔː.pəs/C1formal
  • esSustantivo que designa a cualquiera de varios mamíferos marinos pequeños y sociales pertenecientes al orden de los cetáceos, caracterizados por un hocico romo y numerosos dientes.

A noun referring to any of several small, social cetacean mammals characterized by a blunt snout and numerous teeth.

  1. Marine mammalB1formal

    A small, toothed whale with a blunt snout, typically found in coastal waters and known for its playful behavior.

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    • A pod of porpoises swam alongside the boat.
    • Porpoises are often confused with dolphins, but they have a shorter snout.
    • The harbor porpoise is one of the smallest marine mammals.
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  • porpoises plural form
  • porpoises' possessive plural form
  • porpoise's possessive singular form