Detailed translations for "porpoises"

porpoises

1. zoology

porpoises
Schweinswale{masculine plural}
An estimated 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed in Japan each year.
Etwa 23.000 Delfine und Schweinswale werden jährlich in Japan getötet.

2. zoology, some

porpoises(also: dolphins)
Tümmler{masculine plural}
Generally, porpoises are found in colder waters, while dolphins are a familiar sight along the
Tümmler findet man in kalten Gewässern, Delphine sieht man häufig in warmen Gewässern.
I can't help thinking each time I go to the zoo and see those porpoises crammed into tiny tanks,
Ich denke jedes Mal, wenn ich in den Zoo gehe und diese Tümmler in den Wasserkanistern beobachte,

porpoises)

porpoises)(also: herd, pod, school, group (dolphins)
die Gruppe{feminine}
porpoises)(also: pod, school, group (dolphins)
die Schule (Delfine{feminine}
porpoises)(also: pod, school, group (dolphins)

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