Dolphin Names
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These are the dolphins' Latin
names and meanings. |
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Common names |
Latin names |
Meaning |
| Bottlenose Dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
dolphin with a
cut-off face |
| Striped Dolphin |
Stemella coeruleoalba |
narrow, skyblue
and white dolphin |
| Risso's Dolphin |
Grampus griseus |
a kind of gray
dolphin |
| Dusky Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus obscurs |
a flask, dark beak |
| Atlantic White-sided
Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus acutus |
a flask, pointed
beak |
| White-beaked Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
a flask, white
beak |
| Hourglass Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus cruciger |
a flask, crossed
beak |
| Northern Right Whale
Dolphin |
Lissodelphin borealis |
a smooth, northern
dolphin |
| Peale's Dolphin |
Lagenrhynchus australis |
a flask, southern
beak |
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