Orcaella
Translingual
Etymology
A New Latin diminutive of Orcus, in reference to Orcinus orca.
Proper noun
Orcaella f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – snubfin dolphins, Australian snubfin dolphins and Irrawaddy dolphins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea – infraorder; Neoceti – clade; Odontoceti – parvorder; Delphinidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Orcaella brevirostris (Irrawaddy dolphin), Orcaella heinsohni (Australian snubfin dolphins) – species
References
- Orcaella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Orcaella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Orcaella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons