Irrawaddy dolphin

noun

Orcaella brevirostris, a euryhaline oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.

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nounIrrawaddy dolphin (plural Irrawaddy dolphins)

plural Irrawaddy dolphins

  1. Orcaella brevirostris, a euryhaline oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.
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