Vaquita

Origin

From , of vaca ("cow").

Full definition of vaquita

Noun

1. A small and critically endangered porpoise, , 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.

Synonyms

• cochito
• desert porpoise
• Gulf of California harbor porpoise
• Gulf of California porpoise
• gulf porpoise
• vaquita porpoise

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