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spotted dolphin en · NOUN

Etymology

From spotted + dolphin.

Meanings

1. Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.
   • Spotted dolphins perform ‘genital buzzing’, in which an adult directs a rapid stream of low-pitched clicks at the genital area of another, usually a calf. 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 59:
2. Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella. ▸ Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
3. Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella. ▸ pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)

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