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Dall's porpoise

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

First Known Use of Dall's porpoise

1951, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Dall's porpoise

W. H. Dall

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