Lagenorhynchus

Translingual

Lagenorhynchus obscurus in the sea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάγυνος (lágunos, “bottle, pitcher”) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”)

Proper noun

Lagenorhynchus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – white-sided dolphins.

Usage notes

• Believed to be polyphyletic, so that some of its constituent species may be placed in Lissodelphininae, another subfamily in Delphinidae, or even in other families.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea - infraorder; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - parvorder; Delphinidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lagenorhynchus albirostris (white-beaked dolphin) - type species

References

• Lagenorhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lagenorhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lagenorhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons