Lagenorhynchus

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Lagenorhynchus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – white-sided dolphins.

Usage notes

Believed to be polyphyletic, so that some of its constituent species may be placed in Lissodelphininae, another subfamily in Delphinidae, or even in other families.

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; Delphininae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Lagenorhynchus albirostris (white-beaked dolphin) - type species

References

Lagenorhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lagenorhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lagenorhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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