What is another name for a porpoise?

What is another name for a porpoise?

What is another word for porpoise?

cetacean	beluga
dolphin	grampus
mammal	narwal
orca	whale
cete	ceta

What are dolphins and porpoises called?

Collectively, whales, dolphins and porpoises are known as cetaceans. Cetacean species are divided into two groups.

What part of speech is porpoise?

noun
porpoise

part of speech:	noun
inflections:	porpoise, porpoises
definition 1:	any of several sociable aquatic mammals, usu. with a dark back and paler underside, a blunt snout, and a triangular fin on the back.
definition 2:	any of several related mammals such as the dolphin.

Where are porpoises located?

Harbor porpoises live in northern temperate and subarctic, and arctic coastal and offshore waters. They are commonly found in bays, estuaries, harbors, and fjords less than 650 feet deep.

What Colour is a porpoise?

Porpoise Gray is a medium gray with a blue undertone. Depending on the light source or time of day, it may appear as a fog gray on the walls.

Why are porpoises dying?

Around 1,105 harbour porpoises die in UK fishing gear each year, mainly in the North Sea and Celtic and Irish Seas. Entanglement in fishing nets (or bycatch) is the single biggest killer of dolphins and porpoises, including in UK waters where the biggest threat to porpoises is from static gillnets.

What do porpoises do?

Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, similar in appearance to a dolphin, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Porpoises use echolocation as their primary sensory system. Some species are well adapted for diving to great depths.