English Explanatory Dictionary

Clymene dolphin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dolphin (Stenella clymene) endemic to the Atlantic Ocean that is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.

Word forms

Clymene dolphin Clymene dolphins

Etymology

Probably from the Greek mythological name Clymene.

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