noun pl. porpoises or porpoise
Origin: ME porpoys < OFr porpeis, lit., swine fish < L porcus, pig (see farrow) + piscis, fish
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noun pl. porpoise porpoise or por·pois·es
Origin:
Origin: Middle English porpeis
Origin: , from Old French (probably translation of a Germanic compound meaning sea-pig)
Origin: : porc, pig (from Latin porcus; see porko- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + peis, fish (from Latin piscis)
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