throat, pharynx(noun) the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone. throat(noun) an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep. throat(noun) a passage resembling a throat in shape or function.
One of the best examples is the difference between a dolphinfish and a dolphin. Dolphins are mammals and breathe air with lungs just like humans. There are many different dolphins species, including endangered river species, but all of them are in the same animal family (Delphinidae).
When a dolphin is refe â¦ rred to as a Bottlenose Dolphin, than that dolphin is of the Tursiops Truncatus (Common Bottlenose Dolphin) or Tursiops Aduncus (Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin).   its named that because its snout is bottle-shaped Because their nose is shaped liked a bottle.