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spyhopped

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spy⋅hop

  [spahy-hop] 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.
Origin:
spy + hop 1
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