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| dol·phin [ dólfin ] (plural dol·phins or dol·phin) |
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1. sea animal related to whales: an intelligent sea mammal cetacean that resembles a large fish and has teeth and a snout similar to a beak. Found almost worldwide, dolphins are related to whales, but are smaller. Family Delphinidae.
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2. large ocean game fish: a large ocean fish of the perch family, popular as a game fish, that has a long dorsal fin, high blunt forehead, and a brilliant green, blue, and yellow body. Latin name Coryphaena hippurus, Coryphaena equisetis.
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| [14th century. Via Old French daulphin< Greek delphin-] |
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