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Definition of dolphin
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of dolphin is as below...
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..
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Delphinic
::
Delphinic
(n.)
Pertaining
to, or
derived
from, the
dolphin;
phocenic..
Dolphin
::
Dolphin
(n.) A kind of
wreath
or strap of
plaited
cordage.
Delphinus
::
Delphinus
(n.) A genus of
Cetacea,
including
the
dolphin.
See
Dolphin,
1..
Odontocete
::
Odontocete
(n.pl.)
A
subdivision
of
Cetacea,
including
the sperm
whale,
dolphins,
etc.; the
toothed
whales..
Rudolphine
::
Rudolphine
(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..
Coryphaenoid
::
Coryphaenoid
(a.)
Belonging
to, or like, the genus
Coryphaena.
See
Dolphin..
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..
Dolphin
::
Dolphin
(n.) A
mooring
post on a wharf or
beach.
Dolphin
::
Dolphin
(n.) A
cetacean
of the genus
Delphinus
and
allied
genera
(esp. D.
delphis);
the true
dolphin.
Delphin
::
Delphin
(n.) A fatty
substance
contained
in the oil of the
dolphin
and the
porpoise;
--
called
also
phocenin.
Dolphin
::
Dolphin
(n.) In old
ordnance,
one of the
handles
above the
trunnions
by which the gun was
lifted..
Delphinoid
::
Delphinoid
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
resembling,
the
dolphin..
Inia
::
Inia (n.) A South
American
freshwater
dolphin
(Inia
Boliviensis).
It is ten or
twelve
feet long, and has a hairy
snout..
Delphinoidea
::
Delphinoidea
(n. pl.) The
division
of
Cetacea
which
comprises
the
dolphins,
porpoises,
and
related
forms..
Martingal
::
Martingal
(n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or
flying
jib boom,
fastened
to, or
reeved
through,
the
dolphin
striker.
Also, the
dolphin
striker
itself..
Delphinus
::
Delphinus
(n.) The
Dolphin,
a
constellation
near the
equator
and east of
Aquila..
Porpoise
::
Porpoise
(n.) A true
dolphin
(Delphinus);
-- often so
called
by
sailors.
Coryphene
::
Coryphene
(n.) A fish of the genus
Coryphaena.
See
Dolphin.
(2.
Aldine
::
Aldine
(a.) An
epithet
applied
to
editions
(chiefly
of the
classics)
which
proceeded
from the press of Aldus
Manitius,
and his
family,
of
Venice,
for the most part in the 16th
century
and known by the sign of the
anchor
and the
dolphin.
The term has also been
applied
to
certain
elegant
editions
of
English
works..
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.
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