dolphin
A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence…A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
» The dolphin is a very intelligent animal.
Дельфин - очень умное животное.
Дельфіни - надзвичайно розумні тварини.
Meaning
13 sensesA carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.
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.
A depiction of a fish, with a broad indented fin, usually embowed.
The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.
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.
A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
A permanent fender designed to protect a heavy boat, bridge, or coastal structure from the impact of large floating objects such as ice, floating logs, or vessels.
(US, slang)A person who buys shares on the primary market only to resell them immediately at a high profit.
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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причальные палыpričalʹnyje paly, куст свайkust svaj
- any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
- large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
Examples
154 sentencesThe dolphin is a very intelligent animal.
Дельфіни - надзвичайно розумні тварини.
ruДельфин - очень умное животное.
Tom drew a picture of a dolphin.
Том намалював картину з дельфіном.
ruТом нарисовал картину с дельфином.
deTom zeichnete einen Delphin.
Everyone on the swim team got a tiny dolphin tattooed on their left shoulder.
Усі в команді з плавання зробили крихітне татуювання дельфіна на лівому плечі.
Dolphins and whales are not fish.
Детьфіни та кити не риби.
ruДельфины и киты не рыбы.
deDelfine und Wale sind keine Fische.
A dolphin is a mammal.
Дельфін — це ссавець.
ruДельфин - это млекопитающее.
deDer Delfin ist ein Säugetier.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English delphyn, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), frFrom Middle English delphyn, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”); the modern form in -ol- is probably influenced by the pronunciation of Middle French dauphin. Compare Swedish delfin. Doublet of dauphin. Displaced native Old English mereswīn (literally “sea pig”), whence English mereswine.
Ultimately from 3rd Duke of Alba (duc-d'Albe in French), who was the first to build this type of structure in the Spanish Netherlands in the 16th century. Possibly from Dutch dukdalf, or the plural dukdalven, through elision of the initial duk-.
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Forms
plural: dolphinsSynonyms
5 synonyms- large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii):dolphinfishmahimahi