harbor porpoise

/ˌhɑrbər ˌpɔrpəs/
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Other forms: harbor porpoises

Definitions of harbor porpoise
  1. noun
    the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
    synonyms: Phocoena phocoena, herring hog
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    type of:
    porpoise
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
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