Dolphin

['dɒlfɪn] or ['dɑlfɪn]

Definition

(noun.) any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises.

Edited by Griffith--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true 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.

(n.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.

(n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.

(n.) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.

(n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.

(n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.

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

(n.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.

Editor: Miles

Definition

n. an animal of the whale kind closely resembling the porpoise about 8 or 10 feet long: the coryph鎛a a fish about 5 feet in length noted for the brilliancy of its colours when dying.—ns. Dol′phinet (Spens.) a female dolphin; Dol′phin-fly a black aphis or plant-louse destructive to bean-plants.

Editor: Yvonne