"river dolphin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: river dolphins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} river dolphin (plural river dolphins)
  1. (zoology) Any dolphin that is found only in fresh or brackish water, now considered in one of three superfamilies Platanistoidea, †Lipotoidea, Inioidea, all in parvorder Odontoceti or in a grouping with hippopotamuses. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Translations (dolphin found only in fresh and brackish water): jokidelfiini (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-river_dolphin-en-noun-W9C4XIf8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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