Commerson's dolphin

English
An example of the animal

Etymology

Named after French naturalist Dr Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan.

Noun

Commerson's dolphin (plural Commerson's dolphins)

  1. A species of oceanic dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, found in South America and the Kerguelen Islands

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