| 单词 | puffing pig |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuffing pig puffing pig n. chiefly U.S. the common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena; cf. puffer n. 3c, puff-pig n. at puff n. and adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Phocaenidae (porpoise) swineeOE mereswineeOE pellock1331 sea-swine1398 porpoisea1425 brownswinec1440 bassinatc1540 pollantine1558 sea-hog1580 hogfish1611 tursion1655 tumbler1694 sea-pig1826 snuffer1829 puffing pig1845 puff-pig1861 puffer1884 1845 J. Coulter Adventures Pacific iii. 28 Shoals of a small kind of porpoise, commonly called puffing pigs. 1884 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 27. 640 Phocœna brachycion, Cope. Puffing Pig. Herring Hog. Atlantic coast of the United States. 2004 Western Mail (Wales) (Nexis) 10 Apr. 6 Harbour porpoises are sometimes called the puffing pig as the creatures can be heard making puffing noises from the shoreline as they take a breath on the surface. < as lemmas |
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