por‧poise /ˈpɔːpəs $ ˈpɔːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: porpois, from Medieval Latin porcopiscis, from Latin porcus ( ⇒ pork) + piscis 'fish']
a sea animal that looks similar to a
dolphin and breathes air
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