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What does porpoise mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word porpoise? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins.
  2. (Canada) Any small dolphin.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) 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.
  2. (intransitive) 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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