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Porpoise
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noun - Porpoise is any of various small gregarious toothed whales with a blunt snout. Porpoise have shorter beaks and flattened teeth distinct from the conical teeth of dolphins and all six species live in the ocean, mostly near shore.
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Usage
The porpoise was jumping, vocalizing and swimming around the pack of swimmers during the race.
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Origin
Middle English propoys, from Anglo-French porpeis, alteration of Medieval Latin porcopiscis, from Latin porcus pig + piscis fish
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