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wholphin

UK/ˈwɒlf.ɪn/US/ˈwɑlf.ɪn/

wholphin noun: the fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).

Noun

wholphin (plural wholphins)

  1. The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).

wholphin meaning in Tamil

wholphin in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Forms of wholphin

pluralwholphins
alternative formwolphin

Origin of wholphin

Blend of whale + dolphin

Questions about wholphin

What does wholphin mean?
Wholphin means the fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).
What is wholphin in Tamil?
Wholphin in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Wholphin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wholphin?
Wholphin is a noun.
How do you pronounce wholphin?
Wholphin is pronounced /ˈwɒlf.ɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of wholphin?
The plural of wholphin is wholphins.

Words near wholphin in the dictionary

  1. wholle
  2. wholler
  3. whollest
  4. wholly
  5. Wholock
  6. wholphin
  7. wholphins
  8. wholsom
  9. wholsome
  10. wholsomer
  11. wholsomest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wholphin (page history and authors); wholphin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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