Porpoise
n.
Any small cetacean of the genus Phocæna , especially Phocæna communis , or Phocæna phocæna , of Europe, and the closely allied American species ( Phocæna Americana ). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise , herring hag , puffing pig , and snuffer .
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