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porpoise (plural porpoises) A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins. (Canada, US, imprecisely) Any small dolphin. Synonyms . garfish, mereswine, sea hog, sea pig, seaswine; Translations
Porpoises range in size from the 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) and 54 kilograms (119 lb) vaquita, the smallest cetacean to be discovered, to the 2.3 metres (7.5 ft) and 220 kilograms (490 lb) Dall's porpoise. Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism in that the females are larger than males.