engelska-svenska översättning av porpoise

tumlareenDet stämmer att antalet tumlare är mycket få.It is true that the number of porpoises is very low. Alltför många delfiner, tumlare och sälar dör i onödan på grund av användningen av dessa garn.Too many dolphins, porpoises and seals die needlessly due to the use of these nets. I södra Östersjön utgör dock inte dessa nät något hot, eftersom tumlare är extremt sällsynta där.In the southern Baltic, however, these nets do not represent a threat because porpoises are extremely rare there.

A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales
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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