[ˈpɔːpəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small toothed whale with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French porpois, based on Latin porcus ‘pig’ + piscis ‘fish’, rendering earlier porcus marinus ‘sea hog’

[ˈpɔːpəs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move through the water like a porpoise, alternately rising above it and submerging
(e.g: the boat began to porpoise badly)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French porpois, based on Latin porcus ‘pig’ + piscis ‘fish’, rendering earlier porcus marinus ‘sea hog’