English Explanatory Dictionary

Commerson's dolphin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oceanic dolphin, of species Cephalorhynchus commersonii, found in South America and the Kerguelen Islands

Word forms

Commerson's dolphin Commerson's dolphins

Etymology

Named after French naturalist Dr Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan.

Synonyms

jacobita skunk dolphin piebald dolphin panda dolphin
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