English-Dutch translations for porpoise

• bruinvis
  Ik vind niet dat we moeten wachten op de dood van de laatste bruinvis voordat we definitief de wetenschappelijke bewijzen vaststellen, want dan is het te laat. I do not think we can wait until the last porpoise is dead before we finally establish the scientific proofs, for then it will be too late.

Definition of porpoise

• A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales
• 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
• 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

Related words

• harbour porpoise
• finless porpoise
• Burmeister’s porpoise
• Dall’s porpoise
• desert porpoise
• gulf porpoise
• spectacled porpoise
• vaquita porpoise
• Gulf of California harbor porpoise