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Definisjon av dolphin

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Noun
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
toothed whale any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
delphinidae, family delphinidae dolphins
common dolphin, delphinus delphis black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, bottlenose any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
porpoise any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
grampus griseus, grampus slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
killer whale, orca, orcinus orca, sea wolf, grampus, killer predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
common blackfish, globicephala melaena, pilot whale, black whale, blackfish small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
river dolphin any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
dolphin - large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
dolphinfish, mahimahi
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
coryphaenidae, family coryphaenidae large active pelagic percoid fish
aloha state, hawai'i, hawaii, hi a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
coryphaena hippurus the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long
coryphaena equisetis a kind of dolphinfish
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Substantiv
dolphin - A carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental continental shelves, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
dolphin - A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
dolphin - The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.
dolphin - A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped through the deck and the hull of an enemy's vessel to sink it.
dolphin - A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
dolphin - A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
dolphin - A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
dolphin - A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
dolphin - One of the handles above the trunnions by which a gun was lifted.
dolphin - A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.

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  • Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (90 lb), up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (9.8 LT; 11 ST) (the Orca or Killer Whale).

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  • dolphin
    A carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves.

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