porpoise meaning

Meaning of porpoise

What is the full meaning of porpoise

a short-snouted genus of the dolphin family, also PORPESS, PORPESSE [n -S] / to move like a porpoise; specifically (of an aircraft, esp. a seaplane) to touch the water or ground and rise again [v PORPOISED, PORPOISING, PORPOISES]

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