Genus Tursiops (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Delphinidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Tursiops is commonly known as bottlenose dolphins and consists of two recognized species.
- Tursiops truncatus, the common bottlenose dolphin, is the most widely distributed species within its genus.
- The genus Tursiops consists of two recognized species, Tursiops truncatus and Tursiops aduncus.
- The common bottlenose dolphin is the most widely known species within the genus Tursiops.
- Genus Tursiops is part of the family Delphinidae, commonly known as oceanic dolphins.