Dall's porpoise

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Dall's por·poise

noun

Definition of DALL'S PORPOISE

: a black-and-white porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) of temperate and arctic waters of the rim of the North Pacific Ocean —called also Dall porpoise

Origin of DALL'S PORPOISE

W. H. Dall
First Known Use: 1951

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