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spy⋅hop
/
ˈspaɪˌhɒp
/
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[
spahy
-hop
]
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noun, verb,
-hopped,
-hop⋅ping.
Animal Behavior
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–noun
1.
a.
a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings.
b.
a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to perform such a rise or bounce.
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spy
+
hop
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[spahy-hop] 
noun, verb, -hopped, -hop⋅ping. Animal Behavior