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dolphin
(mass) | dolphin
- delfín |
dolphin
(encz) | dolphin,delfín n: |
dolphin
(gcide) | dolphin \dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,
dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the
dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses
1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,
Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin,
Delphine.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied
genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.
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Note: The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is
common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a
length of from six to eight feet.
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2. (Zool.) The Coryph[ae]na 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. The term is also applied to the related
Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and
(especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish
and Coryph[ae]noid.
Syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi.
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3. [Gr. delfi`s] (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.
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4. (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.
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5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the
trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
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6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and
Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
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Dolphin fly (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis
(Aphis fable), destructive to beans.
Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the
bowsprit.
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dolphin
(wn) | dolphin
n 1: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm
seas (especially around Hawaii) [syn: dolphinfish,
dolphin, mahimahi]
2: any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout;
larger than porpoises |
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common dolphin
(encz) | common dolphin, n: |
dolphin kick
(encz) | dolphin kick, n: |
dolphin oil
(encz) | dolphin oil, n: |
dolphin striker
(encz) | dolphin striker, n: |
dolphinarium
(encz) | dolphinarium,delfinárium n: Zdeněk Brož |
dolphinfish
(encz) | dolphinfish, n: |
dolphins
(encz) | dolphins,delfíni Zdeněk Brož |
river dolphin
(encz) | river dolphin, n: |
Bottle-nosed dolphin
(gcide) | Bottle-nose \Bot"tle-nose`\ Bottle-nosed dolphin \Bot"tle-nosed`
dolphin\, n. (Zool.)
1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species,
as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of
Europe.
Note: Also Tursiops truncatus -- a synonym?
Syn: bottlenose dolphin.
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2. The puffin.
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3. a north Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.
Syn: bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon
ampullatus.
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Dolphin fly
(gcide) | dolphin \dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,
dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the
dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses
1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,
Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin,
Delphine.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied
genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.
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Note: The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is
common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a
length of from six to eight feet.
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2. (Zool.) The Coryph[ae]na 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. The term is also applied to the related
Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and
(especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish
and Coryph[ae]noid.
Syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi.
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3. [Gr. delfi`s] (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.
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4. (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.
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5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the
trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
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6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and
Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
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Dolphin fly (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis
(Aphis fable), destructive to beans.
Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the
bowsprit.
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Dolphin striker
(gcide) | dolphin \dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,
dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the
dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses
1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,
Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin,
Delphine.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied
genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.
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Note: The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is
common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a
length of from six to eight feet.
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2. (Zool.) The Coryph[ae]na 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. The term is also applied to the related
Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and
(especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish
and Coryph[ae]noid.
Syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi.
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3. [Gr. delfi`s] (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.
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4. (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.
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5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the
trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
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6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and
Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
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Dolphin fly (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis
(Aphis fable), destructive to beans.
Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the
bowsprit.
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dolphinet
(gcide) | dolphinet \dol"phin*et\, n.
A female dolphin. [R.] --Spenser.
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dolphinfish
(gcide) | dolphinfish \dolphinfish\ n.
either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena
equisetis} or Coryphaena hippurus) of warm waters. They are
highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where
they are usually referred to as mahimahi. See also
dolphin[2].
Syn: dolphin, mahimahi.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]dolphin \dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,
dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the
dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses
1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,
Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin,
Delphine.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied
genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is
common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a
length of from six to eight feet.
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2. (Zool.) The Coryph[ae]na 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. The term is also applied to the related
Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and
(especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish
and Coryph[ae]noid.
Syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi.
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3. [Gr. delfi`s] (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.
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4. (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.
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5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the
trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
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6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and
Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
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Dolphin fly (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis
(Aphis fable), destructive to beans.
Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the
bowsprit.
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Rudolphine
(gcide) | Rudolphine \Ru*dolph"ine\ (r[.u]*d[o^]lf"[i^]n), a.
Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables
computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho
Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany.
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The Denticete including the dolphins and sperm whale which have teeth Another suborder Zeuglodontia is extinct The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea but are now made a separate order
(gcide) | Cetacea \Ce*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.]
(Zool.)
An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like
ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring
forth living young which they suckle for some time. The
anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are
horizontal. There are two living suborders:
(a) The {Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true
teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of
whalebone [see Baleen.] hanging down from the upper jaw
on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they
receive the small animals upon which they feed.}
(b) The {Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale,
which have teeth. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is
extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the
Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.}
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atlantic bottlenose dolphin
(wn) | Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
n 1: the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
[syn: Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus] |
bottle-nosed dolphin
(wn) | bottle-nosed dolphin
n 1: any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-
developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean [syn: bottlenose dolphin, {bottle-nosed
dolphin}, bottlenose] |
bottlenose dolphin
(wn) | bottlenose dolphin
n 1: any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-
developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean [syn: bottlenose dolphin, {bottle-nosed
dolphin}, bottlenose] |
common dolphin
(wn) | common dolphin
n 1: black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
[syn: common dolphin, Delphinus delphis] |
dolphin kick
(wn) | dolphin kick
n 1: a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together |
dolphin oil
(wn) | dolphin oil
n 1: an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as
a fine lubricant |
dolphin striker
(wn) | dolphin striker
n 1: spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat [syn: {dolphin
striker}, martingale] |
dolphinfish
(wn) | dolphinfish
n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters
(especially in Hawaii) [syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi]
2: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm
seas (especially around Hawaii) [syn: dolphinfish,
dolphin, mahimahi] |
pacific bottlenose dolphin
(wn) | Pacific bottlenose dolphin
n 1: a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean [syn:
Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops gilli] |
river dolphin
(wn) | river dolphin
n 1: any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of
South America and southern Asia |
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