Dolphin Names

 These are the dolphins' Latin names and meanings.

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

 

Dolphins
Home
Introduction
Kinds of Dolphins
What Latin Names Mean
Diagram of a Dolphin
Swim with the Dolphins
Quizzes
Which Dolphin Lives Here?
Dolphin Name Quiz
Dolphin Quiz
Dolphin Quiz 2
Crossword Puzzle 1
Crossword Puzzle 2
Word Search
Which Dolphin is This?
Write Us
Sign Guestbook
View Guestbook
E-Mail
Surveys
Resources
Links
Bibliography
Glossary
vgdsfgsge

About us

Thank You