kw’aant’

APA: k̓ʷa:nt̓
Parse: √kw’aant’

Definition: dolphin

Scientific name: [Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill]
Ethnobiology: The word for porpoise has been extended to refer also to dolphins. Pacific white-sided dolphins are slightly larger than harbor porpoises, and are black with an elongate white or grey stripe on each side and white below. They travel in large pods and are good jumpers.