river dolphin

Noun

Meaning

any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

endangered species marine mammal aquatic mammal marine creature toothed whale Chinese white dolphin finless porpoise Indus River dolphin riverine porpoise small cetacean brackish water porpoise neophocaena asiaeorientalis porpoise family porpoise species yangtze finless porpoise

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Hypernyms

dolphin

Examples

It has been argued that the extinction of the Yangtze River dolphin was a result of the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, a project that has affected many species of animals and plant life found only in the gorges area. Source: Internet

River dolphin species live exclusively in fresh water. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

river creature river dipper river dog river duck river dune river ecology