dolphin


Definition: Meaning of, dolphin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdɒlfɪn /

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dolphin dolphins
[countable]
  1. a very intelligent sea animal like a fish with a long grey pointed nose
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dolphin used in phrases

  • Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (noun)
    1. the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
  • Pacific bottlenose dolphin (noun)
    1. a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean
  • bottle-nosed dolphin (noun)
    1. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
  • bottlenose dolphin (noun)
    1. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
  • common dolphin (noun)
    1. black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
  • dolphin kick (noun)
    1. a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together
  • dolphin oil (noun)
    1. an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
  • dolphin striker (noun)
    1. spar under the bowsprit of a sailing boat
  • dolphin-safe (adjective)
    1. dolphin-safe fish is caught in a way that does not harm or kill dolphins
  • river dolphin (noun)
    1. any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
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