harbour porpoise

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Noun

harbour porpoise (plural harbour porpoises)

  1. A porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, that inhabits coastal areas and river estuaries.
    • 2019, James Proctor, Faroe Islands, 5th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, page 7:
      Smaller than a human being at roughly 1.5m in length, the harbour porpoise is not easy to spot.

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