spyhop

Noun

 * 1)  The action of raising the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.

Verb

 * 1)  To raise the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.
 * 2) * 2002, Anne Welsbacher, Killer Whales, Capstone High-Interest Books, page 14:
 * Killer whales sometimes spyhop. To spyhop, they lift the front half of their body out of the water.
 * 1) * 2006, Trevor Day, Whalewatcher, Marshall Editions, page 21:
 * Many species of cetacean, especially those that frequent coastal waters, ‘spyhop’. They raise their heads slowly out of the water and look around. Spyhopping probably enables them to orient themselves or find the source of a disturbance.