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porpoises
verb(porpoise)
to leap or plunge like a porpoise
porpoises
verb(porpoise)
to rise and fall repeatedly
porpoises
noun(porpoise)
any of a family (Phocoenidae) of small gregarious toothed whales; especially : a blunt-snouted usually dark gray whale (Phocoena phocoena) of the North Atlantic and North Pacific that typically ranges from 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 meters) in length
porpoises
noun(porpoise)
dolphin —not used technically

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