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English > 1 sense of the word Platanistidae:
NOUNanimalPlatanistidae, family Platanistidaeriver dolphins
English > Platanistidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningriver dolphins.
Synonymfamily Platanistidae
Member ofOdontoceti, suborder Odontocetitoothed whales
Membersriver dolphinAny of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals