porpoise
Example Sentences
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"We've always found it tricky to understand how grey seals would kill a healthy dolphin or porpoise," Langley said.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
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
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
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
Even though the porpoise was large and essentially swallowed whole, the toupee stopped my heart.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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