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Pacific white-sided dolphin

Pacific white-sided dolphin noun: an active dolphin (Aethalodelphis obliquidens; previously Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), found in the cool or temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean.

pacific white-sided dolphin: an active dolphin (Aethalodelphis obliquidens; previously Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), found in the...
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Noun

Pacific white-sided dolphin (plural Pacific white-sided dolphins)

  1. An active dolphin (Aethalodelphis obliquidens; previously Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), found in the cool or temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean.

Forms of Pacific white-sided dolphin

pluralPacific white-sided dolphins

Questions about Pacific white-sided dolphin

What does Pacific white-sided dolphin mean?
Pacific white-sided dolphin means an active dolphin (Aethalodelphis obliquidens; previously Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), found in the cool or temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is Pacific white-sided dolphin?
Pacific white-sided dolphin is a noun.
What is the plural of Pacific white-sided dolphin?
The plural of Pacific white-sided dolphin is Pacific white-sided dolphins.

Words near Pacific white-sided dolphin in the dictionary

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  2. Pacific tree frog
  3. Pacific tree frogs
  4. Pacific War
  5. Pacific water shrew
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  7. Pacific white-sided dolphins
  8. Pacific yew
  9. Pacific yews
  10. Pacific Yupik
  11. Pacifica

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