iniid

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iniid (plural iniids)

  1. (zoology) Any river dolphin of the family Iniidae.
    • 2015, Annalisa Berta, Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology[1], page 88:
      According to Cozzuol (1996), iniids (including fossil taxa) are characterized by an extremely elongated rostrum and mandible, very narrow supraoccipital, greatly reduced orbital region, and pneumatized maxillae forming a crest.