"wholphin" meaning in English

See wholphin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: wholphins [plural]
Etymology: Blend of whale + dolphin Etymology templates: {{blend|en|whale|dolphin}} Blend of whale + dolphin Head templates: {{en-noun}} wholphin (plural wholphins)
  1. The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father). Wikipedia link: wholphin Categories (lifeform): Delphinids Synonyms: wolphin
    Sense id: en-wholphin-en-noun-wCKIRFsx Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Hybrids

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