Common name of Tursiops truncatus
 
Common Name Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core other/n.a.
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier locality/area
Remarks 'dolphin', from Middle English 'dolphyn', from Latin 'delphinus', from Greek 'delphis', related to 'delphys', i.e. womb.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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