noun
Meaning 1
Any porpoise of the genus Neophocaena.
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Phrase guide
finless porpoise
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: morświnek — Neophocaena
- Portuguese: toninha — Neophocaena
- Catalan: marsopa sense aleta — Neophocaena phocaenoides
- Chinese Mandarin: 江豚 (jiāngtún) — Neophocaena phocaenoides
- Finnish: rosopyöriäinen — Neophocaena phocaenoides
- Korean: 상괭이 (sanggwaeng'i) — Neophocaena phocaenoides
- Polish: morświnek bezpłetwy — Neophocaena phocaenoides
- Portuguese: toninha-do-índico — Neophocaena phocaenoides