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noun - any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
Any of several gregarious toothed whales of the genus Phocaena and related genera, of oceanic waters, characteristically having a blunt snout and a triangular dorsal fin.
Any of several related aquatic mammals, such as the dolphin.
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| An ocean dweller:POISE PRO |
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| a small toothed whale with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout. |
| any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth |
| Any of several gregarious toothed whales of the genus Phocaena and related genera, of oceanic waters, characteristically having a blunt snout and a triangular dorsal fin. Also called sea hog. |
| Any of several related aquatic mammals, such as the dolphin. |
| A small toothed whale with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout. |
| Move through the water like a porpoise, alternately rising above it and submerging. |
| a mammal that lives in the sea, swims in groups, and looks similar to a dolphin but has a shorter rounder nose |
| a large mammal that lives in the sea and swims in groups |
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Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals that are sometimes referred to as mereswine, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). There are seven extant species of porpoise. They are small toothed whales that are very closely related to oceanic dolphins. The most obvious visible difference between the two groups is that porpoises have shorter beaks and flattened, spade-shaped teeth distinct from the conical teeth of dolphins. Porpoises, and other cetaceans, belong to the clade Cetartiodactyla with even-toed ungulates, and their closest living relatives are the hippopotamuses, having diverged from them about 40 million years ago. * Porpoises range in size from the 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) and 54 kilograms (119 lb) vaquita, the smallest cetacean to be discovered, to the 2.3 metres (7.5 ft) and 220 kilograms (490 lb) Dall's porpoise. Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism in that the females are larger than males. They have str |