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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
porpoise
por·poise [porpoise porpoises] BrE [ˈpɔːpəs] NAmE [ˈpɔːrpəs] noun
a sea animal that looks like a large fish with a pointed mouth. Porpoises are similar to ↑dolphins but smaller.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French porpois, based on Latin porcus ‘pig’ + piscis ‘fish’, rendering earlier porcus marinus ‘sea hog’.
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