English Dictionary

spyhop

名詞

鯨類

(of a cetacean) The action of raising the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.

日本語の意味

（鯨類などの海洋哺乳類が）水面から前半身を制御された方法で持ち上げる行動

From the zodiac, the biologists watched as the young orca executed a curious spyhop to inspect the boat.

ゾディアック船から、生物学者たちは若いシャチが好奇心から頭と上半身を海面から持ち上げてボートを観察するのを見た。

意味（1）

(of a cetacean) The action of raising the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.

In a more vigorous spyhop, the pectorals are exposed but are rarely brought completely out of the water. On occasion a whale respires during a spyhop.

spyhops （ plural ）