Delphinoidea

Translingual

Delphinus delphis

Etymology

From Delphinus +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Delphinoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Cetacea – many of the toothed whales.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins), Monodontidae (beluga and narwhal), Phocoenidae (porpoises) (families)
- Albireonidae, Kentriodontidae, Odobenocetopsidae (extinct families)
- Delphinavus, Graamocetus, Lamprolithax, Miodelphis, Nannolithax, Oedolithax, Oligodelphis, Palaeophocaena, Platylithax, Protodelphinus, Sinanodelphis (genera, incertae sedis)

References

Delphinoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Delphinoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Odontoceti on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Delphinoidea at the Tree of Life Web Project
Delphinoidea at Encyclopedia of Life
Delphinoidea at Fossilworks

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