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Meaning of spotted dolphin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)

Examples

“Spotted dolphins perform ‘genital buzzing’, in which an adult directs a rapid stream of low-pitched clicks at the genital area of another, usually a calf.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

spotted dragonet spotted eagle ray spotted eagle-owl spotted fever spotted flycatcher spotted giant flying squirrel