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Tursiops gilli

Tursiops gilli

9.9
A kind of bottlenose dolphin that lives in the Pacific Ocean
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Researchers observed a pod of Tursiops gilli off the coast of California.

Examples

  • The Tursiops gilli is distinguished by its robust body and curved dorsal fin.

  • Marine biologists are studying the migration patterns of Tursiops gilli.

  • The Tursiops gilli is known for its intelligence.

  • Have you ever seen a Tursiops gilli in the wild?

  • Marine biologists are studying the migration patterns of Tursiops gilli.

  • Researchers observed a pod of Tursiops gilli off the coast of California.

  • The Tursiops gilli is distinguished by its robust body and curved dorsal fin.

Synonyms

Pacific bottlenose dolphin
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  • Specialized
4.1

A kind of dolphin with a rounded nose that lives in the Pacific Ocean

refers to the same species but uses a different shorter scientific name

Surface Forms

Tursiops gilli singular
Tursiops gillis plural

Morphology

Tursiops + gilli

The name follows the standard Latin binomial pattern (genus + specific epithet), and knowing 'Tursiops' = a genus of dolphins allows a learner to infer that 'Tursiops gilli' refers to a type/species of Tursiops (a dolphin). The second element 'gilli' is an arbitrary epithet but does not change the compositional meaning that this is a species name, so the overall meaning is derivable from the constituent 'Tursiops'.

Etymology

Tursiops gilli likely comes from the dolphin genus Tursiops and the species name gilli, which was probably given to honor a scientist called 'Gill'. So the name simply means 'Gill's bottlenose dolphin'.