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Definition of River dolphin
1. Noun. Any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia.
Lexicographical Neighbors of River Dolphin
Literary usage of River dolphin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India: With a Tour in Bundelcund, a by Charles James C. Davidson (1843)
"... river— Dolphin of the Ganges. December 30th.—A fleet of eight deeply laden
and fast sailing boats overtook and passed us, ..."
2. Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India: With a Tour in Bundelcund, a by Charles James C. Davidson (1843)
"... river— Dolphin of the Ganges. December 30th—A fleet of eight deeply laden and
fast sailing boats overtook and passed us, destined to supply the bazars ..."
3. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1812)
"... of the king's mips to be fent thither ; the command of which he gave to Jean
Ribaut, who, after a voyage of two months, arrived at the river dolphin, ..."
4. The Annals of America: From the Discovery by Columbus in the Year 1492, to by Abiel Holmes (1829)
"Although they were fired upon and pursued by the Spaniards, they escaped ; but,
finding that their pursuers had put into the mouth of the river Dolphin, ..."
5. The Annals of America: From the Discovery by Columbus in the Year 1492, to by Abiel Holmes (1829)
"Although they were fired upon and pursued by the Spaniards, they escaped ; but,
finding that their pursuers had put into the mouth of the river Dolphin, ..."
6. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society by Hakluyt Society (1896)
"Such an animal has been frequently seen in the Niger, and Mr. Johnston especially
notes that not only the manatee, but" a species of river dolphin, ..."
7. The History and Description of Africa: And of the Notable Things Therein by Leo, Robert Brown, John Pory (1896)
"Such an animal has been frequently seen in the Niger, and Mr. Johnston especially
notes that not only the manatee, but "a species of river dolphin, ..."
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