dolphin

1. n. A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin. Source: opted

2. n. The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid. Source: opted

3. n. A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. Source: opted

4. n. A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. Source: opted

5. n. A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. Source: opted

6. n. A mooring post on a wharf or beach. Source: opted

7. n. A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. Source: opted

8. n. In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. Source: opted

9. n. A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2. Source: opted

10. n. large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) Source: wordnet

11. n. any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises Source: wordnet

12. 1. (Zool.) (a) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin. (b) The Coryphæna hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphænoid. Note: The dolphin of the ancients (D. delphis) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet. 2. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. 3. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. Ham. Nav. Encyc. 4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. 5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2. Dolphin fly (Zoöl.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis fable), destructive to beans. -- Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit. Source: webster

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