a school of porpoises
1school — school1 schoolable, adj. schoolless, adj. schoollike, adj. /skoohl/, n. 1. an institution where instruction is given, esp. to persons under college age: The children are at school. 2. an institution for instruction in a particular skill or field …
2school — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 years, or US for any level of instruction including college or university. b (attrib.) associated with or for use in school (a school bag;… …
3school — I. /skul / (say skoohl) noun 1. a place or establishment where instruction is given, especially one for children. 2. the body of students or pupils attending a school. 3. a regular course of meetings of a teacher or teachers and students for… …
4school — I [[t]skul[/t]] n. 1) edu an institution for teaching persons under college age 2) a college or university 3) edu an institution or academic department for instruction in a particular skill or field 4) edu a systematic program of studies: summer… …
5school — 1. noun /skuːl,ˈsku.əl/ a) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel. b) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; …
6porpoise — n. 1) a school of porpoises 2) a young porpoise is a calf 3) a female porpoise is a cow 4) a male porpoise is a bull * * * [ pɔːpəs] a female porpoise is a cow a male porpoise is a bull a school of porpoises a young porpoise is a calf …
7collective nouns — ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Collective nouns (by animal) include: shrewdness of apes cete of badgers sloth of bears swarm of bees obstinacy of buffalos clowder of cats drove of cattle …
8cetacean — cetaceous, adj. /si tay sheuhn/, adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830 40; < NL Cetace(a) name of the order (see CET , ACEA) + AN] * * *… …
9Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society — Infobox Company company company name = Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society 香港海豚保育學會 company type = Non governmental organization, recognized as a charitable organization, effective from July 14, 2005. [Its HK Inland Revenue file number is… …
10Dolphin — For other uses, see Dolphin (disambiguation). Bottlenose dolphin breaching in the bow wave of a boat …
