dolphin

Definition of Dolphin in English :

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Noun

1. dolphin, dolphinfish, mahimahi

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

2. dolphin

any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dolphin

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noun

1.

any of various marine cetacean mammals of the family Delphinidae, esp Delphinus delphis, that are typically smaller than whales and larger than porpoises and have a beaklike snout

2. river dolphin

3. Also called: dorado

either of two large marine percoid fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, that resemble the cetacean dolphins and have an iridescent coloration

4. nautical

a post or buoy for mooring a vessel

Dolphin

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noun

1.

any of two widespread families (Platanistidae and Delphinidae) of toothed whales having high levels of intelligence and usually a beaklike snout

2.

any of a percoid family (Coryphaenidae) of marine game fishes with colors that brighten and change when the fish is taken out of the water

3. Nautical

a buoy, pile, or, esp., a cluster of piles for mooring a vessel

Dolphin

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n. pl. dolphin or dol·phins

1.

a. Any of various marine toothed whales of the family Delphinidae, having a beaklike snout, a curved dorsal fin, and a slender streamlined body.

b. Any of several toothed whales inhabiting rivers and estuaries in South America and South Asia, having a long narrow beak, broad flippers, a flexible neck, and usually a reduced dorsal fin. A species native to the Yangtze River is thought to be extinct. Also called river dolphin.

2.

a. See dolphinfish.

b. See pompano dolphinfish.

3.

a. A buoy, pile, or group of piles used for mooring boats.

b. A group of piles used as a fender, as at a dock or around a bridge pier.

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