spinner dolphin en · NOUN
Meanings
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A species of small dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
Spinner dolphins of both sexes sometimes engage in orgies of more than a dozen individuals, known as ‘wuzzles’.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spinner dolphins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
gd muc-bhiorach (species of dolphin) · ru длиноклю́вая стене́лла (species of dolphin) · de Spinnerdelfin (species of dolphin) · fr dauphin à long bec (species of dolphin) · ru длинноры́лый продельфи́н (species of dolphin) · ru вертя́щийся дельфи́н (species of dolphin) · es delfín acróbata de hocico largo (species of dolphin) · ru малоголо́вый продельфи́н (species of dolphin) · ru длинноно́сый дельфи́н (species of dolphin) · es delfín girador (species of dolphin)