river dolphin
noun
: any of various small, toothed whales (as of the families Platanistidae and Iniidae) that chiefly inhabit rivers of South America and Asia and have a rounded forehead and a snout elongated into a long beak
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According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Amazon river dolphins may send messages with aerial streams of urine.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
The Amazon river dolphin is one of two freshwater dolphin species living in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The Amazon river dolphin’s relationship with humans is complex.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Amazon river dolphins may send messages with aerial streams of urine.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
The Amazon river dolphin is one of two freshwater dolphin species living in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The Amazon river dolphin’s relationship with humans is complex.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“River dolphin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river%20dolphin. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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