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finless porpoise

finless porpoise noun: any porpoise of the genus Neophocaena.

finless porpoise: any porpoise of the genus Neophocaena
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Noun

finless porpoise (plural finless porpoises)

  1. Any porpoise of the genus Neophocaena.
  2. Neophocaena phocaenoides, a species of porpoise that lacks a true dorsal fin and is found in the coastal waters of Asia, especially around Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Bangladesh.

Forms of finless porpoise

pluralfinless porpoises

Questions about finless porpoise

What does finless porpoise mean?
Finless porpoise means any porpoise of the genus Neophocaena.
What part of speech is finless porpoise?
Finless porpoise is a noun.
What is the plural of finless porpoise?
The plural of finless porpoise is finless porpoises.

Words near finless porpoise in the dictionary

  1. Finlaycolor
  2. Finlayson
  3. Finlayson's squirrel
  4. Finlayson's squirrels
  5. finless
  6. finless porpoise
  7. finless porpoises
  8. finless sole
  9. finless soles
  10. finlessness
  11. finlet

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