Meanings
nounfinless porpoise (plural finless porpoises)
plural finless porpoises
- Any porpoise of the genus Neophocaena.
- Neophocaena phocaenoides, a species of porpoise that lacks a true dorsal fin and is found in the coastal waters of Asia, especially around Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Bangladesh.
Translations
Catalan marsopa sense aleta
- marsopa sense aletaNeophocaena phocaenoides
Chinese Mandarin 江豚
- 江豚 (jiāngtún)Neophocaena phocaenoides
Finnish rosopyöriäinen
- rosopyöriäinenNeophocaena phocaenoides
Korean 상괭이
- 상괭이 (sanggwaeng'i)Neophocaena phocaenoides
Polish morświnek, morświnek bezpłetwy
- morświnekNeophocaena
- morświnek bezpłetwyNeophocaena phocaenoides
Portuguese toninha, toninha-do-índico
- toninhaNeophocaena
- toninha-do-índicoNeophocaena phocaenoides
Cite this entry
APA
finless porpoise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finless%20porpoise
MLA
“finless porpoise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finless%20porpoise. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finless porpoise,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finless%20porpoise.
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