pontoporia

[Greek pontoporos =pa ing over the sea: pontos =the sea, and poreuo =to ferry acro a river.] 3187 Zool.: A genus of Platan is tide, forming a link between the other two genera of the family and the Delphin ide. There is but one species, Pontoporia blain villi i , from the mouth of rivers flowing into the Atlantic on the coast of the Argentine Republic and Patagonia, along which it also ranges. It is about four feet long, blackish, pale beneath, with a white streak along each side, from the blowhole; dorsal well-marked and triangular. pōn'-, *pōn-eỹ, subst. [Gael. ponaidh =a little horse, a pony; Ir. poni.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. A small horse. IMG:content-1321.jpg:[blocks in formation] 'The bet of a pony which he offers five minutes afterward." -Kingsley: Two Years Ago , ch. xviii. *3. A translation, key, or crib used by students or schoolboys in getting up le ons. (Eng. college cant.) 4. A small gla of beer or portion of liquor. ( Slang .) II. Bot .: Tecoma serrati folia . pony-chaise, pony-chair, subst. A lady's low chaise, to be drawn by one or two ponies.