Definition of dolphin

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

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Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
Delphinoid :: Delphinoid (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin..
Sea Pig :: Sea pig () A porpoise or 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..
Delphinic :: Delphinic (n.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic..
Denticete :: Denticete (n. pl.) The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc..
Valerin :: Valerin (n.) A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor..
Delphine :: Delphine (a.) Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes..
Odontocete :: Odontocete (n.pl.) A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales..
Dolphinet :: Dolphinet (n.) A female dolphin.
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.
Delphin :: Delphin (n.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.
Coryphene :: Coryphene (n.) A fish of the genus Coryphaena. See Dolphin. (2.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, 1..
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted..
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..
Beluga :: Beluga (n.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
Soosoo :: Soosoo (n.) A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak..
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