Tümmler — meaning in English

English meaning

• porpoise noun A small whale-like marine mammal related to dolphins, with a blunt snout.
• roller noun Any cylindrical device that turns, used to apply pressure, flatten, or move something.
• tumbler noun A flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.

Senses

Tümmler is used for these senses in English:

• bottlenose dolphin One of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between 2 and 4 meters in length inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.
• porpoise Any small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
• roller A breed or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (compare Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler).
• tumbler A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.

porpoise — full definition

1. noun A small whale-like marine mammal related to dolphins, with a blunt snout.
2. verb To repeatedly leap out of the water and dive back in while swimming, in the manner of a porpoise.

roller — full definition

1. noun Any cylindrical device that turns, used to apply pressure, flatten, or move something.
2. noun A small wheel or cylinder used to carry or curl something, as in roller skates or hair rollers.

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