vaquita marina
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A vaquita (Phocoena sinus).
Example Sentences
- "The vaquita marina, known as the "panda of the sea" for the distinctive markings circling its eyes, has been pushed to the brink of extinction by illegal gillnet fishing."
- "The nets used to catch the totoaba have also contributed to the demise of another critically endangered species, the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise."