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porpoise

1. any of various small cetacean mammals of the genus Phocaena and related genera, having a blunt snout and many teeth: family Delphinidae (or Phocaenidae)
2. any of various related cetaceans, esp the dolphin
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porpoise

[′pȯr·pəs]
(vertebrate zoology)
Any of several species of marine mammals of the family Phocaenidae which have small flippers, a highly developed sonar system, and smooth, thick, hairless skin.
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Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, abundance estimation for California, Oregon, and Washington: I.
The Phocoena is powered by two Yamaha 250-horsepower outboard motors mounted on a rear bracket.
Changes in blubber distribution and morphology associated with starvation in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): Evidence for regional differences in blubber structure and function.
For the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena, a major behavioural disturbance level, is found above [L.sub.p-p] = 155 dB re 1 [micro]Pa [13].
On February 10, 2012, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) was notified of a positive Brucella culture from a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) found on the coast of southern Maine.
Phocoena phocoena ydi'r enw gwyddonol ar y llamhidydd, a'r 'harbour porpoise' ydi'r enw Saesneg arno.
Documenting the bycatch of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in coastal gillnet fisheries from stranded carcasses.
2004: Aerial surveys in the German Bight--Estimating g(0) for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) by employing independent double counts.--In: Thomsen, F., Ugarte, F.
Denmark has also added some large marine sites, including the Sydlige Nordso, which has been designated for the conservation of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).
Los hallazgos de pequenos cetaceos varados corresponden a la especie Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister 1865, conocida localmente como chancho marino.
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