noun🔗Shareخنازير البحرA small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales."While whale watching, we saw a pod of porpoises swimming alongside the boat. "أثناء مشاهدة الحيتان، رأينا مجموعة من خنازير البحر تسبح بجانب القارب.animaloceanfishbiologynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareخنازير البحر(imprecisely) Any small dolphin."The aquarium showed off several porpoises, which were smaller than the dolphins. "عرضَ حوضُ الأسماكِ عدةَ خنازيرَ البحرِ، التي كانت أصغرَ من الدلافين.animaloceanfishbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareيقفز بشكل متكرر للتنفسSaid of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion."The dolphins were porpoising playfully in the ocean waves. "كانت الدلافين تقفز بمرح في أمواج المحيط.animalbiologyoceannatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareتقفز صعودا وهبوطاSaid of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing; or of a watercraft: to successively plunge up and down in the water."The small plane porpoised several times as it took off from the short runway. "قفزت الطائرة الصغيرة صعودا وهبوطا عدة مرات أثناء إقلاعها من المدرج القصير.vehiclenauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
