Etymology

Clymene dolphin

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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Probably from the Greek mythological name Clymene.

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