"Common Dolphins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				The genus Delphinus, in the family Delphinidae, consisting of two species of DOLPHINS. They are multicolored, with a characteristic yellow-tan criss-cross hourglass pattern behind the eyes.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D050696 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.267.150 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Common DolphinsCommon DolphinsCommon DolphinDolphin, CommonDolphins, CommonSaddleback DolphinsDolphin, SaddlebackDolphins, SaddlebackSaddleback DolphinDelphinus
 Short-Beaked Common DolphinShort-Beaked Common DolphinCommon Dolphin, Short-BeakedCommon Dolphins, Short-BeakedShort Beaked Common DolphinShort-Beaked Common DolphinsDelphinus delphis
 Long-Beaked Common DolphinLong-Beaked Common DolphinCommon Dolphin, Long-BeakedCommon Dolphins, Long-BeakedLong Beaked Common DolphinLong-Beaked Common DolphinsDelphinus capensis
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