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Lagenorhynchus
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Translingual
right|thumb|Lagenorhynchus obscurus species in the sea
Etymology
From mul grc λάγυνος bottle; pitcher + mul grc ῥύγχος snout
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Delphinidae white-sided dolphins
Usage notes
Believed to be polyphyletic, so that some of its constituent species may be placed in Lissodelphininae subfamily, another subfamily in Delphinidae, or even in other families.
Hypernyms
genus ; Cetacea infraorder infraorder; Neoceti clade clade; Odontoceti parvorder parvorder; Delphinidae family family
Hyponyms
genus Lagenorhynchus albirostris species (white-beaked dolphin) type species
References
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mul Cetaceans