"vaquita" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vəˈkiːtə/ Forms: vaquitas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtə Etymology: From Spanish vaquita (“little cow”), diminutive of vaca (“cow”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|vaquita||little cow}} Spanish vaquita (“little cow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} vaquita (plural vaquitas)
  1. A critically endangered porpoise, the smallest of its kind, Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico. Wikipedia link: vaquita Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Synonyms (Phocoena sinus): cochito, desert porpoise, Gulf of California harbor porpoise, Gulf of California porpoise, gulf porpoise, vaquita marina, vaquita porpoise Related terms: sea cow, porpoise, blue whale Translations (Phocoena sinus): marsopa de Califòrnia [feminine] (Catalan), marsouin du Pacifique [masculine] (French), Vaquita [masculine] (German), Golftümmler [masculine] (German), Kalifornischer Schweinswal [masculine] (German), 小頭鼠海豚 (Japanese), コガシラネズミイルカ (kogashira nezumiiruka) (Japanese), калифорни́йская морска́я свинья́ (kaliforníjskaja morskája svinʹjá) [feminine] (Russian)

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