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dolphin vs river dolphin

river dolphin vs dolphin

dolphin and river dolphin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dolphin Yes No No No
river dolphin Yes No No No
As nouns, river dolphin is a hyponym of dolphin; that is, river dolphin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dolphin:
  • dolphin: any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
  • river dolphin: any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
dolphin (noun) river dolphin (noun)
any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
Difference between dolphin and river dolphin

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