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porpoises

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3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

porpoises

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porpoises is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, porpoises is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofporpoises

1noun
  • A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.

    Synonyms: garfish, mereswine, "sea hog", "sea pig", seaswine

  • (imprecisely) Any small dolphin.
1verb
  • Said 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.
  • Said 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.

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