white-sided dolphin

noun

Any dolphin of the species Leucopleurus acutus and Aethalodelphis obliquidens which have conspicuous white markings on the sides of their body.

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Meanings

nounwhite-sided dolphin (plural white-sided dolphins)

plural white-sided dolphins

  1. Any dolphin of the species Leucopleurus acutus and Aethalodelphis obliquidens which have conspicuous white markings on the sides of their body.

    The white-sided dolphin is very agile and often breaches and lobtails, surfacing to breathe about every 15 seconds.

    2019, James Proctor, Faroe Islands, 5th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, page 7

Translations

Finnish juovadelfiini, keltalaikkudelfiini
  • juovadelfiinidolphin of the genus Leucopleurus or Aethalodelphis
  • keltalaikkudelfiiniLeucopleurus acutus
  • juovadelfiiniAethalodelphis obliquidens
German Kurzschnauzendelfin, Weißseitendelfin
  • Kurzschnauzendelfindolphin of the genus Leucopleurus or Aethalodelphis
  • WeißseitendelfinLeucopleurus acutus
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APA

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Chicago

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