What does hnísa in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word hnísa in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hnísa in Icelandic.

The word hnísa in Icelandic means porpoise, dolphin, Harbour Porpoise. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hnísa

porpoise

noun (cetacean)

Jú, ūetta er hnísa.

I'm telling you, it's a porpoise.

dolphin

noun

Harbour Porpoise

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Jú, ūetta er hnísa.

I'm telling you, it's a porpoise.

Ūetta er ekki hnísa!

It's not a porpoise!

Sjálfvirk hljóðupptökutæki verða notuð í tveimur fjörðum á Norðurlandi, Eyjafirði og Skjálfanda, til að mæla hlutfallslegan fjölda smárra hvalategunda (eins og höfrunga og hnísa).

Passive acoustic data loggers will be used in two bays in the northern part of Iceland (Eyjafjörður and Skjálfandi Bay) to monitor the relative abundance of the small species of cetaceans (such as dolphins and porpoises).

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