Stenella

See also: stenella

Translingual

Etymology

From Steno +‎ -ella (“diminutive”).

Proper noun

Stenella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – oceanic dolphins.

Synonyms

• spotted dolphins, bridled dolphins

Hypernyms

• (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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Stenella attenuata (pantropical spotted dolphin), Stenella clymene (Clymene dolphin), Stenella coeruleoalba (striped dolphin), Stenella frontalis (Atlantic spotted dolphin), Stenella longirostris (spinner dolphin) - species

References

• Stenella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Stenella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Stenella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons