river dolphin

noun

Any dolphin that is found only in fresh or brackish water, now considered in one of three superfamilies Platanistoidea, †Lipotoidea, and Inioidea, all in parvorder Odontoceti, the toothed whales.

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Meanings

nounriver dolphin (plural river dolphins)

plural river dolphins

  1. biologyAny dolphin that is found only in fresh or brackish water, now considered in one of three superfamilies Platanistoidea, †Lipotoidea, and Inioidea, all in parvorder Odontoceti, the toothed whales.

Translations

Finnish jokidelfiini
  • jokidelfiinidolphin found only in fresh and brackish water
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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