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Dolphin Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dolphin? [n] any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises [n] large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dolphin: dolphinfish \| mahimahi Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dolphin: alevin \| benthon \| benthos \| cetacean \| Chiroptera \| fingerling \| fish \| fry \| game fish \| grilse \| kipper \| Lagomorpha \| Loch Ness monster \| man-eater \| man-eating shark \| marine animal \| minnow \| minny \| nekton \| panfish \| plankton \| porpoise \| Primates \| Rodentia \| salmon \| sea monster \| sea pig \| sea serpent \| sea snake \| shark \| smolt \| sponge \| tropical fish \| whale See Also \| beluga \| black whale \| blackfish \| bottlenose \| bottlenose dolphin \| bottle-nosed dolphin \| common blackfish \| common dolphin \| Coryphaena equisetis \| Coryphaena hippurus \| Coryphaenidae \| Delphinapterus leucas \| Delphinidae \| Delphinus delphis \| family Coryphaenidae \| family Delphinidae \| Globicephala melaena \| grampus \| Grampus griseus \| killer \| killer whale \| orca \| Orcinus orca \| percoid \| percoid fish \| percoidean \| pilot whale \| porpoise \| river dolphin \| sea wolf \| toothed whale \| white whale Dolphin In Webster's Dictionary \Dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. {Dauphin}, {Delphine}.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A cetacean of the genus {Delphinus} and allied genera (esp. {D. delphis}); the true dolphin. (b) The {Coryph[ae]na hippuris}, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See {Coryph[ae]noid}. Note: The dolphin of the ancients ({D. delphis}) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet. 2. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. 3. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. 4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. 5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See {Delphinus}, n., 2. {Dolphin fly} (Zo["o]l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis ({Aphis fable}), destructive to beans. {Dolphin striker} (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit.

Dolphin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dolphin?

[n] any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
[n] large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dolphin: dolphinfish | mahimahi

Dolphin In Webster's Dictionary

\Dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,
dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the
dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses
1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,
Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. {Dauphin},
{Delphine}.]
1. (Zool.)
   (a) A cetacean of the genus {Delphinus} and allied genera
       (esp. {D. delphis}); the true dolphin.
   (b) The {Coryph[ae]na hippuris}, a fish of about five feet
       in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of
       color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the
       dolphin. See {Coryph[ae]noid}.

Note: The dolphin of the ancients ({D. delphis}) is common in
      the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of
      from six to eight feet.

2. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung
   from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck
   of an enemy's vessel.

3. (Naut.)
   (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
   (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a
       ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H.
       Dana.
   (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
   (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the
       gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the
   trunnions by which the gun was lifted.

5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and
   Pegasus. See {Delphinus}, n., 2.

{Dolphin fly} (Zo["o]l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis
   ({Aphis fable}), destructive to beans.

{Dolphin striker} (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the
   bowsprit.

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