n. any of various small toothed whales of the family Phocaenidae, esp. of the genus Phocaena, with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout.
Etymology: ME porpays etc. f. OF po(u)rpois etc. ult. f. L porcus pig + piscis fish
n. any of various small toothed whales of the family Phocaenidae, esp. of the genus Phocaena, with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout.
Etymology: ME porpays etc. f. OF po(u)rpois etc. ult. f. L porcus pig + piscis fish
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012