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).
Dolphin flesh is not fishy, or oily and has no distinctive flavour, he said. You almost squash it with your tongue rather than chewing it. The texture is different. It is a softer meat than land animals we normally eat but is nothing like a fish.