| dolphin | 1. <zoology> A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (especially. D. Delphis); the true dolphin. The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of colour when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid. 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. A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. 3. A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. A mooring post on a wharf or beach. A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. 4. In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. 5. <astronomy> A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus. 2. <zoology> Dolphin fly, a short vertical spar under the bowsprit. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dolphinet | A female dolphin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dolphins | Mammals of the families delphinidae (ocean dolphins), iniidae, lipotidae, pontoporiidae, and platanistidae (all river dolphins). The common name dolphin is applied to small cetaceans having a beaklike snout and a slender, streamlined body, whereas porpoises are small cetaceans with a blunt snout and rather stocky body. Dolphins are the most agile of the cetaceans and some of the speediest. They have remarkable group precision and regularity of movement. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Amazon River Dolphins, Feresa attenuata, Ganges River Dolphin, Grampus griseus, Inia geoffrensis, Lagenodelphis hosei, Lagenorhynchus acutus, Lagenorhynchus albirostris, Langenorhynchus obliquidens, Lipotes vexillifer, Orcaella brevirostris, Peponocephala electra
| dolphin | any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout |
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| dolphin | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) |
| dolphin | a swimming kick |
| dolphin | an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant |
| dolphin | spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat |
| dolphin | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) |
| dolphin | the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii) |
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