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Heaviside's dolphin

Heaviside's dolphin noun: cephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.

heaviside's dolphin: cephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest...
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Noun

Heaviside's dolphin (plural Heaviside's dolphins)

  1. Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.

Forms of Heaviside's dolphin

pluralHeaviside's dolphins

Origin of Heaviside's dolphin

Early in the 19th century, a specimen was caught off the Cape of Good Hope by a Captain Haviside of the British East India Company. Zoologist John Edward Gray then misidentified Haviside as the surgeon John Heaviside, who was known for his own biological collections at the time.

Questions about Heaviside's dolphin

What does Heaviside's dolphin mean?
Heaviside's dolphin means cephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.
What part of speech is Heaviside's dolphin?
Heaviside's dolphin is a noun.
What is the plural of Heaviside's dolphin?
The plural of Heaviside's dolphin is Heaviside's dolphins.

Words near Heaviside's dolphin in the dictionary

  1. Heaviside
  2. Heaviside layer
  3. Heaviside layers
  4. Heaviside unit function
  5. Heaviside unit functions
  6. Heaviside's dolphin
  7. Heavisidean
  8. Heavisidian
  9. heavisome
  10. Heavitree
  11. Heavner

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