porpoise vs dolphin
Definitions
noun
- any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
Examples
The dolphin is so uniformly miscalled porpoise, on the west coast and everywhere else, that the creature will soon come to think that it really is a porpoise.
Unlike other porpoises and dolphins, belugas are quite leisurely.
Less obvious, however, are the deaths from morbilli of wild seals and porpoises in several parts of the world and the equine morbilli in Australia that has not only killed the horses infected, but two of their trainers besides.
Definitions
noun
- any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
- large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
Examples
In 100 days we saw two pods of dolphins, a pod of blue whales and a few marine birds.
He had chasubles, also, of amber-coloured silk, and blue silk and gold brocade, and yellow silk damask and cloth of gold, figured with representations of the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ, and embroidered with lions and peacocks and other emblems; dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis; altar frontals of crimson velvet and blue linen; and many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria.
Dolphins have a natural affinity with humans and just being with them, playing with them and touching them, is credited with bringing about wondrous results for sick people.
