"white-sided dolphin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white-sided dolphins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white-sided dolphin (plural white-sided dolphins)
  1. Either of two dolphins of the genus Lagenorhynchus which have conspicuous white markings on the sides of the body: Lagenorhynchus acutus in the North Atlantic (the Atlantic white-sided dolphin), and Lagenorhynchus obliquidens in the North Pacific (the Pacific white-sided dolphin). Categories (lifeform): Delphinids
    Sense id: en-white-sided_dolphin-en-noun-qA-cKL2V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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