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noun
A critically endangered porpoise, the smallest of its kind, Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Phocoena sinus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: porpoise
History
From Spanish vaquita (“little cow”), diminutive of vaca (“cow”).
Across languages
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