Orcaella

Translingual

Orcaella brevirostris
(Irrawaddy dolphin)

Etymology

A New Latin diminutive of Orcus, in reference to Orcinus orca.

Proper noun

Orcaella f

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – snubfin dolphins, Australian snubfin dolphins and Irrawaddy dolphins.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Delphinidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Orcaella brevirostris (Irrawaddy dolphin), Orcaella heinsohni (Australian snubfin dolphins) - species

References

Orcaella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Orcaella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Orcaella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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