Synonyms for porpoise
Definitions
- n. 1
A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
Near-synonyms: sea hog, sea pig, seaswine, mereswine
Related words
- Phrases
- sperm-whale porpoise
- Is a kind of
- whale cetacean mammal vertebrate animal
Forms
- Plural
- porpoises → phocoenids, mereswines…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| porpoise | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- phocoenid, mereswine
In other languages
- Français
- marsouin
- Deutsch
- Meerschwein