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spy hopping en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of spyhopping.
    alt of spyhopping
    • Spy hopping is a very clever and controlled behavior carried out by whales. It involves the whale raising its head vertically out of the water and holding itself there, sometimes for several minutes. 2012, James Doyle, A Young Scientist's Guide to Defying Disasters with Skill & Daring, Gibbs Smith, page 142:
    • Spy hopping is a term to describe a whale raising its head vertically out of the water. 2002, The Irish Naturalists' Journal, volume 27, page 189:

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spy hopping en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of spy hop
    form of spy hop