Scientific	English	Turkish
Cetacea	Whales, orcas, dolphins and porpoises	Balinagiller ve yunusgiller
Mysticeti	Baleen whales	Firca Disli Balinalar
Odontoceti	Tooted whales	Yunusgiller (=Disli Balinalar)
Physeteridae	Sperm whales	Kasalotlar
Ziphiidae	Beaked whales	Gagali Balinalar
Monodontidae	White whales	Beyaz Balinalar
Phocoenidae	Porpoises	Domuz Baliklari
Delphinidae	Dolphins	Yunuslar
Delphinus delphis	Common dolphin	Tirtak* (=Adi Yunus)
Phocoena phocoena	Harbor porpoise	Mutur* (=Domuz Baligi )
Tursiops truncatus	Bottlenose dolphin	Afalina* (=Sise Burun Yunus)
	Dolphin	Yunus

These names are regional. In Turkish, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Georgian and Ukrainian languages are similar. Other Turkish names are equivalent of European languages, only using in science.

Thanks to Yakup Erdem

In Turkish Yunus is equivalent with Jonah as a male name. Obs. A dolphin in Turkish is Yunus! (Editor).

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