Definition of dolphin

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

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Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
Inia :: Inia (n.) A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout..
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..
Coryphene :: Coryphene (n.) A fish of the genus Coryphaena. See Dolphin. (2.
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..
Coryphaenoid :: Coryphaenoid (a.) Belonging to, or like, the genus Coryphaena. See Dolphin..
Cowfish :: Cowfish (n.) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).
Bottle-nose :: Bottle-nose (n.) A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe..
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
Phocenic :: Phocenic (a.) Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.
Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, 1..
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..
Delphine :: Delphine (a.) Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes..
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila..
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..
Denticete :: Denticete (n. pl.) The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc..
Dolphinet :: Dolphinet (n.) A female dolphin.
Delphinoid :: Delphinoid (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin..
Aquila :: Aquila (n.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
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