porpoise

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He notified the local authorities, who shut down that section of river to all shipping until it could be rescued – and it turned out the soon-to-be freed porpoise was pregnant.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Yet the finless porpoise, which belongs to the oldest living branch of the porpoise family tree, remains critically endangered today.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Not only that, but over the last five years of records, porpoise numbers have gone up by nearly a quarter.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

While they would not have feasted on porpoise, a goose or pig would have been heartily consumed in a time when meat was too expensive for most people to eat regularly.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

There was peacock pie, jellied eds, Devonshire cream, curried porpoise, iced fruit salad, and two thousand side dishes.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White