wholphin

noun

wholphin

noun

UK /ˈwɒlf.ɪn/ · US /ˈwɑlf.ɪn/

Etymology Blend of whale + dolphin

1

The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).

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