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Dall's porpoise

Dall's porpoise noun: phocoenoides dalli, a porpoise endemic to the North Pacific.

dall's porpoise: phocoenoides dalli, a porpoise endemic to the North Pacific
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Noun

Dall's porpoise (plural Dall's porpoises)

  1. Phocoenoides dalli, a porpoise endemic to the North Pacific.

Forms of Dall's porpoise

pluralDall's porpoises

Origin of Dall's porpoise

Named after American naturalist William Healey Dall.

Questions about Dall's porpoise

What does Dall's porpoise mean?
Dall's porpoise means phocoenoides dalli, a porpoise endemic to the North Pacific.
What part of speech is Dall's porpoise?
Dall's porpoise is a noun.
What is the plural of Dall's porpoise?
The plural of Dall's porpoise is Dall's porpoises.

Words near Dall's porpoise in the dictionary

  1. Dalketh
  2. Dalkey
  3. dalks
  4. dall
  5. Dall sheep
  6. Dall's porpoise
  7. Dall's porpoises
  8. Dall's sheep
  9. Dall.
  10. dalla-dalla
  11. dalla-dallas

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