Dolphin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any of several chiefly marine, cetacean mammals of the family Delphinidae, having a fishlike body, numerous teeth, and the front of the head elongated into a beaklike projection.
  2. either of two large, slender fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, of warm and temperate seas.
  3. Nautical.
    • a pile, cluster of piles, or buoy to which a vessel may be moored in open water.
    • a cluster of piles used as a fender, as at the entrance to a dock.
    • a pudding fender at the nose of a tugboat or on the side of a vessel.
  4. the constellation Delphinus.
noun
  1. any of various marine cetacean mammals of the family Delphinidae, esp Delphinus delphis, that are typically smaller than whales and larger than porpoises and have a beaklike snout
  2. any freshwater cetacean of the family Platanistidae, inhabiting rivers of North and South America and S Asia. They are smaller than marine dolphins and have a longer narrower snout
  3. either of two large marine percoid fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, that resemble the cetacean dolphins and have an iridescent coloration
  4. a post or buoy for mooring a vessel
Dolphin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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