Definition of dolphin

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Dolphin (n.) 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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Beluga :: Beluga (n.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
Soosoo :: Soosoo (n.) A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak..
Delphin :: Delphin (n.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, 1..
Delphinoidea :: Delphinoidea (n. pl.) The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms..
Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila..
Delphinic :: Delphinic (n.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic..
Coryphene :: Coryphene (n.) A fish of the genus Coryphaena. See Dolphin. (2.
Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S..
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
Gobline :: Gobline (n.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) 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..
Cowfish :: Cowfish (n.) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).
Hippocampus :: Hippocampus (n.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune..
Dolphinet :: Dolphinet (n.) A female dolphin.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer..
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel..
Delphine :: Delphine (a.) Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes..
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