Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peale's dolphin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peale's -dol-phin
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small dolphin (Cephalorhynchus australis) found in the waters around Tierra del Fuego at the foot of South America.

Etymology

Named after American artist, naturalist, and explorer Titian Peale (1799–1885), who first noted the species in 1848.

Inflected Forms

Peale's dolphins (plural)

Questions

What does peale's dolphin mean?
A small dolphin (Cephalorhynchus australis) found in the waters around Tierra del Fuego at the foot of South America.
Where does peale's dolphin come from?
Named after American artist, naturalist, and explorer Titian Peale (1799–1885), who first noted the species in 1848.

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