(Grampus griseus) having a bulbous head, a tall curved dorsal fin, and a gray body with white streaks or scars.' name='description'> Risso's dolphin - definition and meaning
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Risso's dolphin

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A marine mammal (Grampus griseus) having a bulbous head, a tall curved dorsal fin, and a gray body with white streaks or scars.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Antoine Risso, (1777–1845), French naturalist born in Nice.]

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