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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesspyhop
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈspaj.hɔp
"La balena ha fatto un incredibile spyhop vicino alla barca."
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A maneuver performed by a whale, particularly an orca or humpback, in which it rises vertically out of the water to scan the surface and surroundings.
"We were thrilled to witness a rare spyhop from the pod of killer whales right next to our boat."
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To rise vertically out of the water to observe the environment above the surface.
"The young humpback whale began to spyhop near the shoreline, apparently curious about the people watching from the cliffs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined by marine biologists and whale watchers in the mid-20th century, combining 'spy' (to look or observe) and 'hop' (to spring off the ground or water surface). The term describes the characteristic behavior of whales rising vertically out of the water to survey their surroundings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spyhop" is said worldwide
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observation verticale
Transliteration: ɔb.zɛʁ.va.sjɔ̃ vɛʁ.ti.kal
"Nous avons observé une observation verticale de la baleine."
Spyhop
Transliteration: ˈspaɪ.hɔp
"Der Spyhop des Wals war sehr gut von der Klippe aus zu sehen."
spyhop
Transliteration: ˈspaj.hɔp
"La balena ha fatto un incredibile spyhop vicino alla barca."
asomada
Transliteration: a.soˈma.da
"Pudimos ver la asomada de la ballena desde la costa."
espiadadágua
Transliteration: is.pi.a.daˈda.ɡwɐ
"A baleia fez uma espiadadágua para observar os turistas."
व्हेल का पानी से ऊपर उठकर देखना
Transliteration: vheil ka pani se upar uthkar dekhna
"हमने नाव के पास व्हेल को पानी से ऊपर उठकर देखते हुए देखा।"
鲸鱼窥探
Transliteration: jīng yú kuī tàn
"这头鲸鱼在水面上做了一个窥探动作。"
스파이홉
Transliteration: seu-pa-i-hop
"고래가 수면 위로 머리를 내미는 스파이홉을 선보였습니다."
スパイホップ
Transliteration: supaihoppu
"クジラが水面から頭を出してスパイホップを行った。"
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