Common name of Tursiops truncatus
 
Common Name Bottlenose dolphin
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Philippines
Locality
Ref. White, A.T., 2001
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'dolphin', from Middle English 'dolphyn', from Latin 'delphinus', from Greek 'delphis', related to 'delphys', i.e. womb.
 
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