Lagenorhynchus

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Lagenorhynchus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – white-sided dolphins.

Usage notes edit

Believed to be polyphyletic, so that some of its constituent species may be placed in Lissodelphininae, another subfamily in Delphinidae, or even in other families.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Delphinidae - family; Delphininae - subfamily

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Lagenorhynchus albirostris (white-beaked dolphin) - type species

References edit

Lagenorhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lagenorhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lagenorhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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