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Commerson's dolphin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An oceanic dolphin, of species Cephalorhynchus commersonii, found in South America and the Kerguelen Islands

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History

Etymology

Named after French naturalist Dr Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan.

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Commerson-Delfin — South American dolphin
  • Polish: tonin czarnogłowy — South American dolphin
  • Polish: delfin czarnogłowy — South American dolphin
  • Polish: delfin Commersona — South American dolphin
  • Russian: дельфи́н Коммерсо́на (delʹfín Kommersóna) — South American dolphin
  • Russian: пёстрый дельфи́н (pjóstryj delʹfín) — South American dolphin
  • Spanish: delfín pío — South American dolphin
  • Spanish: tonina overa — South American dolphin
  • Spanish: delfín de Commerson — South American dolphin