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1. (n.) dolphin
any small toothed cetacean of the family Delphinidae, esp. the species having a beaklike snout.
2. dolphin
a pile, cluster of piles, or buoy to which a vessel may be moored.
3. dolphin
a cluster of piles used as a fender, as at the entrance to a dock.
4. dolphin
(cap.) the constellation Delphinus.
Etymology: (1505–15)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dolphinfish, dolphin, mahimahi
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
2. (noun) dolphin
any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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1. (noun) dolphin
a large grey intelligent sea creature with a long nose
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Dolphin
a cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin
2. (noun) Dolphin
the Coryphaena 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 Coryphaenoid
3. (noun) Dolphin
a mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel
4. (noun) Dolphin
a kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage
5. (noun) Dolphin
a spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables
6. (noun) Dolphin
a mooring post on a wharf or beach
7. (noun) Dolphin
a permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale
8. (noun) Dolphin
in old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted
9. (noun) Dolphin
a small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2
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Sense: a type of sea-animal about two and a half to three metres long, closely related to the porpoise.
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 Afrikaans: dolfyn |
 Arabic: دولْفين |
 Bulgarian: делфин |
 Brazilian: golfinho |
 Czech: delfín |
 German: der Delphin |
 Danish: delfin |
 Greek: δελφίνι |
 Spanish: delfín |
 Estonian: delfiin |
 Farsi: دلفین |
 Finnish: delfiini |
 French: dauphin |
 Hebrew: דוֹלפִין |
 Hindi: सूंस, एक स्तनधारी समुद्री |
 Croatian: dupin |
 Hungarian: delfin |
 Indonesian: lumba-lumba |
 Icelandic: höfrungur |
 Italian: delfino |
 Japanese: いるか |
 Korean: 돌고래 |
 Lithuanian: delfinas |
 Latvian: delfīns |
 Malay: ikan lumba-lumba |
 Dutch: dolfijn |
 Norwegian: delfin |
 Polish: delfin |
 Persian: دلفین |
 Pashto: يوډول ماهى چه نهنګ ته ورت |
 Portuguese: golfinho |
 Romanian: delfin |
 Russian: дельфин |
 Slovak: delfín |
 Slovenian: delfin |
 Serbian: delfin |
 Swedish: delfin |
 Thai: ปลาโลมา |
 Turkish: yunus balığı |
 Taiwanese: 海豚 |
 Ukrainian: дельфін |
 Urdu: ڈالفن |
 Vietnamese: cá heo |
 Chinese: 海豚 |
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