dolphin

[dol·phin]

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

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A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin

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

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

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A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.

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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.

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A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.

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A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.

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A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.

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A mooring post on a wharf or beach.

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A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.

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

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A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.

Dolphin

Dol"phin , n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. 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'91na 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'91noid. &hand; 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. ] (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'94l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis fable), destructive to beans. -- Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit.

A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin

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The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.