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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuborder Odontoceti — thedolphins etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The porpoises are in the family Phocoenidae and the dolphins are in the family Delphinidae.
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The toothed whales are divided into the Physeteridae, the Delphinidae, and the Platanistidae, which latter is placed between the two other families, and is divided into the sub-families Iniinae and
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010
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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales.
WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010
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