dolphin

Definition of dolphin in English English dictionary: A carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans; The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France; A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, scientific name Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration; A maritime semi submerged man-made structure usually close to shore; {n} a kind of beautiful seafish; A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel; In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted; A mooring buoy or a block of wood with a ring bolt at each end for vessels to ride buy; A structure built of a pile or collection of piles; any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises; A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera esp; A move in which the swimmer, from a horizontal position on the surface, submerges headfirst and swims down and under, re-emerging at the original location; See Delphinus, n; It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin; delphis; the true dolphin; large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii); 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 permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale; A move starting on the back, with a Front Somersault, landing again on the back; more commonly known as a "Bounce-Roll", and less commonly as a "Porpoise"; A mooring buoy or spar; (1) A playful sea mammal Also a type of fish Also a group of piles used for mooring or as a channel marker (2) To extinguish a candle, lamp, or fire; A mooring buoy or a block or structure to which vessels secure; A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus; A term applied to several piles that are bound together, situated either at the corner of a pier or out in the stream and used for docking and warping vessels Also applied to single piles and bollards on piers that are used for docking and warping; (dol'-fin) The dolphin is heraldically a fish, irregardless of what it may be zoologically or astronomically When used as a charge it may be extended and natant or hauriant, etc Fishacre of Fishacre bore "Gules, a dolphin natant argent " The dolphin was the emblem of the Dauphins of France [See also DAUPHIN ]; A mooring post on a wharf or beach; The Coryphæna hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying; Pacific White-Sided, distinctive high jump; - The sea dolphin used as a sculptured or carved motif Very popular in Flanders (Belgium) and Denmark; a group of piles driven close together and placed to protect portions of a bridge exposed to possible damage by collision with river or marine traffic; A dolphin is a mammal which lives in the sea and looks like a large fish with a pointed mouth. One of a large group of small, gregarious, streamlined whales or one of two species of oceanic sport and food fishes. Mammalian dolphins are small toothed whales, usually with a well-defined, beaklike snout. (They are sometimes called porpoises, but that name is properly reserved for a blunt-snouted whale family.) The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and the bottlenose dolphin, both of the family Delphinidae, are found widely in warm temperate seas, though some inhabit tropical rivers. Most of the 32 delphinid species are marine; gray, blackish or brown above and pale below; and about 3-13 ft (1-4 m) long. River dolphins (family Platanistidae; five species) live mainly in fresh water in South America and Asia. One of the two fish species, Coryphaena hippuras (family Coryphaenidae), also called mahimahi and dorado, is a popular fish of tropical and temperate waters worldwide. The pompano dolphin (C. equiselis) is similar. See also killer whale; = an aquatic mammal A dolphin is a mammal It is not a fish, even though it may look like one; Deep Ocean Long Path Hydrographic Instrument, a 6,000 m depth capable AUV Another vehicle planned for future implementation in the Autosub project; {i} type of marine mammal
dolphin hugger: An environmentalist who is considered to be too earnest
dolphin-friendly: caught using fishing nets that lessen the chances of killing dolphins
dolphin-friendly: Of the government-regulated label marking such tuna or seafood
The can was labeled dolphin-safe.
Dolphin Systems Sockets: dssocket, controller that allows connection to the Internet in the working environments VISUAL BASIC and C++ (used for developing financial programs, databases and mail networks)
dolphin kick: a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together
dolphin kick: A swimming kick used mainly in butterfly in which the legs are extended straight back and moved up and down in unison with a slight bend in the knees on the upward movement
dolphin oil: an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
dolphin striker: spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
dolphin striker: A small vertical spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat that extends and helps support the martingale
dolphin-safe: dolphin-safe fish is caught in a way that does not harm or kill dolphins
bottlenose dolphin: One of two species of gray dolphin between 2 and 4 meters in length inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide
bottlenose dolphin: A member of the genus Tursiops
common dolphin: One of two species of dolphin in the genus Delphinus
dolphin.: mereswine
dolphinfish: A large food and game fish of the of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters
flog the dolphin: masturbate (male)
spinner dolphin: A species of small dolphin, Stenella longirostris
spotted dolphin: A spotted dolphin of the genus Stenella
Dusky dolphin: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a highly gregarious and acrobatic dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere. It was first identified by John Edward Gray in 1828. It is very closely genetically related to the Pacific White-sided Dolphin, but current scientific consensus is that they are distinct species
spinner dolphin: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) A long-beaked dolphin (Stenella longirostris) that is typically dark gray above and white below and that is noted for its habit of spinning in the air when breaching
Amazon dolphin: A South American dolphin, Inia geoffrensis, that inhabits the Amazon and Orinoco rivers and fluctuates in color from bright pink to gray, depending on age and environmental factors such as sunlight, water temperature, and stress. Also called boto
Yangtze dolphin: {i} baiji, type of dolphin that lives in freshwater and found only in the Yangtze River
atlantic bottlenose dolphin: the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
bottlenose dolphin: any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
bottlenose dolphin: or bottle-nosed dolphin Widely recognized species (Tursiops truncatus) of mammal belonging to the dolphin family, found worldwide in warm and temperate seas. Bottlenose dolphins reach an average length of 8-10 ft (2.5-3 m) and weight of 300-650 lb (135-300 kg). Males are generally larger than females. A familiar performer at marine shows, the species is characterized by a "built-in smile" formed by the curvature of its mouth. It has also become the subject of scientific studies because of its intelligence and its ability to communicate with its kind through sounds and ultrasonic pulses
common dolphin: black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands in California and in Florida
dolphinfish: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii)
dolphinfish: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
dolphinfish: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii)
dolphinfish: A large food and game fish of the of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters. Also called mahi-mahi
dolphins: plural of dolphin
pacific bottlenose dolphin: a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean
river dolphin: any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia

dolphin

Hyphenation

Dol·phin

Turkish pronunciation

dälfın

Synonyms

mereswine

Pronunciation

/ˈdälfən/ /ˈdɑːlfən/

Etymology

() From French daulphin, dalphin, daufin Latin delphīnus Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphis) δελφύς (delphυs) "womb".

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