porpoise in Persian
گرازماهی gorâzmâhi
UK/ˈpɔːpəs//ˈpɔːɹpəs/
porpoise in Persian: گرازماهی (gorâzmâhi), خوکماهی (xuk-mâhi). In English, porpoise means a small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
Persian words for porpoise
- porpoise family
- گرازماهی gorâzmâhi, خوکماهی xuk-mâhi
English meaning of porpoise
- noun A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
- noun Any small dolphin.
- verb Said of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion.
- verb Said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing; or of a watercraft: to successively plunge up and down in the water.
porpoise in a sentence
- Near-synonyms: sea hog, sea pig, seaswine, mereswine
Synonyms of porpoise
porpoise in other languages
Questions about porpoise in Persian
- What is the meaning of porpoise in Persian?
- Porpoise in Persian is گرازماهی (gorâzmâhi), خوکماهی (xuk-mâhi).
- معنی porpoise چیست؟
- Porpoise: گرازماهی (gorâzmâhi), خوکماهی (xuk-mâhi).
- What does porpoise mean in English?
- Porpoise means a small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
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