afalin

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afalin

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (afalina), from Greek φάλαινα (fálaina), from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina, “whale”). Doublet of balenă.

noun afalini · afalin · afalinul · afalinii

masculine bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

In English

bottlenose dolphin species of dolphin

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"afalin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/afalin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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afalin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/afalin

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"afalin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/afalin.

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@misc{afalin_2026,
  title = {afalin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/afalin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}