porpoise
معنی فارسی
گرازدريايي خوک دريايي گراز ماهي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pôr´pǝs/n., pl.
● (جانور شناسی) پورپوس، خوکوال (تیرهی Phocoenidae)
● رجوع شود به: dolphin
ریشه و کاربرد
Noun
A small toothed whale with a blunt snout and a curved dorsal fin.
ریشه
From Old French 'porpeis' + Latin 'porcus' (pig).
مثال
- The harbor porpoise is one of the smallest cetaceans.
- Porpoises are often found in coastal waters.
- The distinctive dorsal fin of a porpoise helps in identification.
مترادفها
noun
1. [Written also Porpess, Porpesse, Porpice, and Porpus.] Sea hog.
2. Monster, mammoth, behemoth, mountain, leviathan, Triton among the minnows.