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Clymene dolphin

Clymene dolphin noun: a dolphin (Stenella clymene) endemic to the Atlantic Ocean that is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.

clymene dolphin: a dolphin (Stenella clymene) endemic to the Atlantic Ocean that is the only confirmed case of...
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Noun

Clymene dolphin (plural Clymene dolphins)

  1. A dolphin (Stenella clymene) endemic to the Atlantic Ocean that is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.

Forms of Clymene dolphin

pluralClymene dolphins

Origin of Clymene dolphin

Probably from the Greek mythological name Clymene.

Questions about Clymene dolphin

What does Clymene dolphin mean?
Clymene dolphin means a dolphin (Stenella clymene) endemic to the Atlantic Ocean that is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.
What part of speech is Clymene dolphin?
Clymene dolphin is a noun.
What is the plural of Clymene dolphin?
The plural of Clymene dolphin is Clymene dolphins.

Words near Clymene dolphin in the dictionary

  1. clyfakers
  2. clyfaking
  3. clying
  4. clymant
  5. Clymene
  6. Clymene dolphin
  7. clymenid
  8. clymenids
  9. clymeniid
  10. clymeniids
  11. Clymer

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