Commerson's dolphin

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Etymology

Named after French naturalist Dr Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan.

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Commerson's dolphin (plural Commerson's dolphins)

  1. An oceanic dolphin, of species Cephalorhynchus commersonii, found in South America and the Kerguelen Islands

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