Meanings
plural iniids
- biologyAny river dolphin of the family Iniidae.
According to Cozzuol (1996), iniids (including fossil taxa) are characterized by an extremely elongated rostrum and mandible, very narrow supraoccipital, greatly reduced orbital region, and pneumatized maxillae forming a crest.
2015, Annalisa Berta, Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology, page 88
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