vaquita
English
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Etymology
From Spanish vaquita (“little cow”), diminutive of vaca (“cow”).
Noun
vaquita (plural vaquitas)
- A small and critically endangered porpoise, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico.
- 2015 November 5, Whale of a deal, New Scientist, Issue 3098, page 6,
- THE world’s smallest porpoise may have a fighting chance. The vaquita might be saved from extinction by an agreement at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Portoroz, Slovenia, last week.
- Unique to the Gulf of California, the vaquita has seen its numbers collapse to 59 in 2015.
- 2015 November 5, Whale of a deal, New Scientist, Issue 3098, page 6,
Synonyms
- cochito
- desert porpoise
- Gulf of California harbor porpoise
- Gulf of California porpoise
- gulf porpoise
- vaquita marina
- vaquita porpoise
Translations
Phocoena sinus
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Spanish
Noun
vaquita f (plural vaquitas)
- diminutive of vaca, little cow