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porpoise meaning in Tamil

கடற்பன்றி

UK/ˈpɔːpəs//ˈpɔːɹpəs/

porpoise in Tamil: கடற்பன்றி. In English, porpoise means a small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.

Tamil words for porpoise

கடற்பன்றி

English meaning of porpoise

  1. noun A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
  2. noun Any small dolphin.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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  • Near-synonyms: sea hog, sea pig, seaswine, mereswine

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Questions about porpoise in Tamil

What is the meaning of porpoise in Tamil?
Porpoise in Tamil is கடற்பன்றி.
porpoise என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Porpoise: கடற்பன்றி.
What does porpoise mean in English?
Porpoise means a small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: porpoise (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: porpoise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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