English-Spanish translations for porpoise

• marsopa
  Es cierto que el número de marsopas es muy bajo. It is true that the number of porpoises is very low.
  Demasiados delfines, marsopas y focas mueren innecesariamente debido al uso de estas redes. Too many dolphins, porpoises and seals die needlessly due to the use of these nets.
  La escasa población de marsopas hace que recaiga sobre nosotros una responsabilidad aún mayor de garantizar su protección. The low populations of porpoises put even more responsibility on us to ensure their protection.

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