Heaviside's dolphin

noun

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.

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Meanings

nounHeaviside's dolphin (plural Heaviside's dolphins)

plural Heaviside's dolphins

  1. Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.

Origin

Early in the 19th century, a specimen was caught off the Cape of Good Hope by a Captain Haviside of the British East India Company. Zoologist John Edward Gray then misidentified Haviside as the surgeon John Heaviside, who was known for his own biological collections at the time.

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Translations

Finnish benguelandelfiini
  • benguelandelfiiniCephalorhynchus heavisidii
French dauphin du Cap
  • dauphin du CapCephalorhynchus heavisidii
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APA

Heaviside's dolphin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaviside's%20dolphin

MLA

“Heaviside's dolphin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaviside's%20dolphin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heaviside's dolphin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaviside's%20dolphin.

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