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vaquita
- /vəˈkiːtə/
Rhymes with -iːtə
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From Spanish vaquita (“little cow”), diminutive of vaca (“cow”).
noun vaquitas
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A critically endangered porpoise, the smallest of its kind, of species Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico.
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.
Similar: cochito, desert porpoise, Gulf of California harbor porpoise, Gulf of California porpoise, gulf porpoise, vaquita marina, vaquita porpoise
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noun Phocoena sinus
| 日本語 | 小頭鼠海豚, コガシラネズミイルカ kogashira nezumiiruka |
|---|---|
| Português | vaquita-marinha, vaquita |
| Français | marsouin du Pacifique, vaquita, marsouin du golfe de Californie |
| Deutsch | Vaquita, Golftümmler, Kalifornischer Schweinswal |
| Русский | калифорни́йская морска́я свинья́ kaliforníjskaja morskája svinʹjá |
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title = {vaquita},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vaquita},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
