英语词汇“porcpisce”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

porcpisce

释义

porcpisce /pörˈpis/ (Spenser)

noun same as porpoise

noun (formerly also porˈpess, porˈpesse or (Spenser) porcˈpisce)

A short-snouted genus (Phocaena) of cetaceans related to the dolphin family, 1.2 to 2.5 metres (4 to 8 feet) long, gregarious in habits, yielding an oil and leather
Extended to similar forms, esp (loosely) the dolphin

intransitive verb

To move like a porpoise

ORIGIN: OFr porpeis, from L porcus a pig, and piscis a fish

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