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Porpoises (/ˈpɔːrpəsɪz/) are
small dolphin-like
cetaceans classified under the
family Phocoenidae.
Although similar in
appearance to dolphins, they are...
- Look up
porpoise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
porpoise is a
marine mammal of the
family Phocoenidae.
Porpoise may also
refer to:
Dolphin or dolphin-like...
- The
harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of
eight extant species of
porpoise. It is one of the
smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies...
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vaquita (/vəˈkiːtə/ və-KEE-tə;
Phocoena sinus) is a
species of
porpoise endemic to the
northern end of the Gulf of
California in Baja California, Mexico...
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ships of the
Royal Navy have
borne the name HMS
Porpoise,
after the
marine mammal, the
porpoise: HMS
Porpoise (1777) was a 16-gun sloop,
formerly Annapolis...
- Dall's
porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a
species of
porpoise endemic to the
North Pacific. It is the
largest of
porpoises and the only
member of the...
- USS
Porpoise has been the name of more than one
United States navy ship, and may
refer to: USS
Porpoise (1820), a
schooner built in 1820 and
wrecked in...
- Burmeister's
porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a
species of
porpoise endemic to the
coast of
South America. It was
first described by
Hermann Burmeister...
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Porpoise class submarine can
refer to: Grampus-class submarine, six
British submarines launched in the 1930s,
sometimes called the
Porpoise class British...
- The
spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) is a
small to
midsize porpoise indigenous to the
Southern Ocean. It is one of the most
poorly studied cetaceans...
