| 单词 | right whale porpoise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasright whale porpoise right whale porpoise n. now rare = right whale dolphin n. ΚΠ 1837 F. D. Bennett in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 7 211 This porpoise has been noticed by the French naturalist Péron, and has hence been named Delphinus Peronii. From the absence of a dorsal fin, it is known amongst seamen as the ‘right whale porpoise’. 1874 C. M. Scammon Marine Mammals N. Amer. i. ix. 101 The Right Whale Porpoise of the western coast of North America..is nearly the same as the Right Whale Porpoise of the southern hemisphere. 1979 Final Environmental Statement: OCS Sale No. 48 (U.S. Dept. Interior) I. ii. 271 The second group is the continental shelf group composed of Risso's porpoise, right whale porpoise, various beaked whales, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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