1. (noun) Hector's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus hectori - a rare patterned black, pale grey and white dolphin with a small rounded fin. Distinguished from the common dolphin by its shorter beak.
Ka puta te ahoaho, kei muri te taniwha (TTT 1/9/1927:649). / When a Hector's dolphin appears, behind it is a monster.
See also tūpoupou
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