English-Finnish translations for porpoise

  • pyöriäinenEmme voi odottaa kunnes viimeinenkin pyöriäinen on kuollut, ennen kuin ryhdymme hankkimaan tieteellisiä todisteita, koska silloin on liian myöhäistä. 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.
  • delfiiniTutkimukset väittävät, että delfiini saattaa olla ihmistä älykkäämpi.

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

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