"Commerson's dolphin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Commerson's dolphins [plural]
Etymology: Named after French naturalist Dr Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Commerson's dolphin (plural Commerson's dolphins)
  1. A species of oceanic dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, found in South America and the Kerguelen Islands Categories (lifeform): Delphinids Synonyms: jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin Translations (South American dolphin): дельфи́н Коммерсо́на (delʹfín Kommersóna) [masculine] (Russian), пёстрый дельфи́н (pjóstryj delʹfín) [masculine] (Russian), delfín pío [masculine] (Spanish), tonina overa [feminine] (Spanish), delfín de Commerson [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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