vaquita

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish vaquita (“little cow”), diminutive of vaca (“cow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vəˈkiːtə/ Rhymes: -iːtə Hyphenation: va‧qui‧ta === Noun === vaquita (plural vaquitas) A critically endangered porpoise, the smallest of its kind, of species Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico. ==== Synonyms ==== (Phocoena sinus): cochito, desert porpoise, Gulf of California harbor porpoise, Gulf of California porpoise, gulf porpoise, vaquita marina, vaquita porpoise ==== Translations ==== === See also === sea cow porpoise blue whale === Anagrams === aquavit == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === vaquita f (plural vaquitas) synonym of vaquita-marinha == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈkita/ [baˈki.t̪a] Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: va‧qui‧ta === Noun === vaquita f (plural vaquitas) diminutive of vaca, little cow Synonym: vaquilla ==== Derived terms ====