dolphins
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary dol·phin n. Pronunciation: ' däl-fən, ' do ̇ l- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English delphyn, dolphyn, from Anglo-French delphin, alteration of Old French dalfin, from Medieval Latin dalfinus, alteration of Latin delphinus, from Greek delphin-, delphis; akin to Greek delphys womb, Sanskrit garbha Date: 14th century 1 a (1) : any of various small marine toothed whales (family Delphinidae) with the snout more or less elongated into a beak and the neck vertebrae partially fused (2) : any of several related chiefly freshwater toothed whales (as of the family Platanistidae) b : PORPOISE 1 2 : either of two active pelagic bony food fishes ( Coryphaena equiselis and C. hippuras of the family Coryphaenidae) of tropical and temperate seas ― called also dolphinfish 3 capitalized : DELPHINUS 4 : a spar or buoy for mooring boats also : a cluster of closely driven piles used as a fender for a dock or as a mooring or guide for boats dolphin 1a]]> dolphin (as used in expressions) n. bottle nosed dolphin bottlenose dolphin dolphin striker spinner dolphin ]]>