/spuy"hop'/ , n. , v. , spyhopped, spyhopping . Animal Behav.
n.
1. -
a. a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings.
b. a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
v.i.
2. to perform such a rise or bounce.
[ SPY + HOP 1 ]