Any small cetacean of the genus Phocæna, especially Phocæna communis, or Phocæna phocæna, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (Phocæna Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer.
A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.
A small toothed whale (often used interchangeably with dolphin).
a smaller, short beaked whale
When the boat rises and drops drastically, or bounces.
any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
a fishlike mammal that lives in the sea
a marine mammal with a long nose and teeth
A move starting on the back, with a Front Somersault, landing again on the back; more commonly known as a "Bounce-Roll", and less commonly as a "Dolphin".
A small cetacean with a stocky body and an indistinct beak; also used interchangeably with ' dolphin' as a general term.
Little-used alternate name for a bounce roll
Sometimes used interchangeably with " dolphin", but generally defined as a cetacean with a short beak or no beak at all, spade-shaped teeth, and a triangular dorsal fin.
Small cetacean in the family Phocoenidae, with an indistinct beak or no beak, a stocky body, and spade-shaped teeth; most have a triangular dorsal fin; as a general term, may be used interchangeably with "dolphin".
Porpoises are small cetaceans that have a short, beaklike snout or no snout, a triangular dorsal fin, and spade-like teeth. They are Odontoceti (toothed whales).
The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen. The most obvious visible difference between the two groups is that porpoises have spatulate (flattened) teeth distinct from the conical teeth of dolphins.
