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herring hag
Porpoise Por"poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and Fish.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na, especially P. communis, or P. phoc[ae]na, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors. Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zo["o]l.), a North American porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix.

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- "Thomas A. Herring | Southern California Earthquake Center". Feigl, Kurt L.; Agnew, Duncan C.; Bock, Yehuda; Dong, Danan; Donnellan, Andrea; Hager, Bradford...
- oceans. Herring schools in general have very precise arrangements which allow the school to maintain relatively constant cruising speeds. Herrings have excellent...
- by museum director Francis Kermode. 1941: A carc**** called "Sarah the sea hag" was found on Kitsilano Beach. W.A. Clemens and Ian McTaggart-Cowan identified...
- 1953–2019 Chuck Hagel 1997–2009 3 Nebraska Republican 1946–present John S. Hager 1873–1875 1 California Democratic 1818–1890 Eugene Hale 1881–1911 1 Maine...
- candies or toys, but coal to bad children. She is usually portra**** as a hag riding a broomstick through the air wearing a black shawl and is covered...
- Election Results". David Leip. Retrieved May 25, 2007. Herring 2008, p. 894. Patterson 2005, p. 215. Herring 2008, pp. 897–898. Greene 2015, p. 90; Meacham 2015...
- of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The herring is common around the coasts of Sweden...
- Canning has appeared in the role of a news anchor in the po****r Ruby Herring Mystery movie series, beginning in 2019. Canning is married to Lt. Col...
- that he step down and install Swee'pea as King. 6. "Hag-Way Robbery" - September 11, 1960 - Sea Hag steals much spinach. 7. "The Lost City of Bubble-lon"...
- people's doors, asking for refuge from the cold. "Ya viene la vieja" ("The old hag is coming already") Traditional Unknown Po****r Castilian song about an old...