a school of porpoises

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• school — 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 …   Universalium

• school — 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;… …   Useful english dictionary

• school — 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… …  

• school — 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… …   From formal English to slang

• school — 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; …   Wiktionary

• porpoise — 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 …   Combinatory dictionary

• collective 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• cetacean — 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] * * *… …   Universalium

• Hong 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… …   Wikipedia

• Dolphin — For other uses, see Dolphin (disambiguation). Bottlenose dolphin breaching in the bow wave of a boat …   Wikipedia

• commercial fishing — Introduction  the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them.       Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …   Universalium