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| dolphinet | n. A female dolphin. [ R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] | | dolphin | n. [ F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin, Delphine. ] 1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) 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. The term is also applied to the related Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and (especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish and Coryphænoid.
Syn. -- dolphinfish, mahimahi. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] 3. [ Gr. delfi`s ] (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. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (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. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which a cannon was lifted. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dolphin fly (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis fable), destructive to beans. --
Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | dolphinfish | n. either of two large slender food and game fish (Coryphaena equisetis or Coryphaena hippurus) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as mahimahi. See also dolphin{ 2 }.
Syn. -- dolphin, mahimahi. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] |
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| | | | | | | | ปลาโลมา | (n) dolphin, See also: porpoise, Example: ถ้าคุณเคยนั่งเรือข้ามฝากไปเกาะสมุย คุณจะได้พบกับปลาโลมาว่ายเคียงคู่ไปกับเรือด้วย, Count Unit: ตัว, Thai Definition: ชื่อสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมในอันดับ Odenteceti มีหลายชนิดในหลายวงศ์ ลำตัวใหญ่ บางชนิดปลายปากยื่นแหลม บางชนิดหัวกลมมน หางแบนเพื่อช่วยในการพุ้ยน้ำ มักมีครีบหลัง 1 ครีบ หายใจด้วยปอด อาศัยอยู่ในทะเล | | โลมา | (n) dolphin, Syn. ปลาโลมา, Example: ปลาโลมาเป็นสัตว์ที่ฉลาดแสนรู้สามารถเอามาฝึกได้, Count Unit: ตัว, Thai Definition: ชื่อสัตว์ทะเลขนาดใหญ่เป็นสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนม |
| | โลมา | [lōmā] (n) EN: dolphin ; porpoise FR: dauphin [ m ] ; marsouin [ m ] | | โลมาเฟรเซอร์ | [lōmā Frēsoē] (n, exp) EN: Fraser's Dolphin | | โลมาหัวบาตรครีบหลัง | [lōmā hūa bāt khrīp lang] (n, exp) EN: Irrawaddy Dolphin | | โลมาหัวขวดปากสั้น | [lōmā hūa khūat pāk san] (n, exp) EN: Tropical Bottle-nosed Dolphin | | โลมาจมูกขวด | [lōmā jamūk khūat] (n, exp) EN: bottle-nosed dolphin | | โลมาจุด | [lōmā jut] (n, exp) EN: Rough-toothed Dolphin | | โลมาขาวเทา | [lōmā khāo-thao] (n, exp) EN: Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin | | โลมาลายจุด | [lōmā lāi jut] (n, exp) EN: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin | | โลมาปากยาว | [lōmā pāk yāo] (n, exp) EN: Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin | | โลมาแถบ | [lōmā thaēp] (n, exp) EN: Striped Dolphin |
| | | | dolphin | (n) any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises | | dolphinfish | (n) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii), Syn. mahimahi | | dolphinfish | (n) large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii), Syn. mahimahi, dolphin | | dolphin kick | (n) a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together | | dolphin oil | (n) an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant | | dolphin striker | (n) spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat, Syn. martingale |
| | dolphin | n. [ F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin, Delphine. ] 1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) 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. The term is also applied to the related Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and (especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish and Coryphænoid.
Syn. -- dolphinfish, mahimahi. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] 3. [ Gr. delfi`s ] (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. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (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. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which a cannon was lifted. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dolphin fly (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis fable), destructive to beans. --
Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | dolphinet | n. A female dolphin. [ R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] | | dolphinfish | n. either of two large slender food and game fish (Coryphaena equisetis or Coryphaena hippurus) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as mahimahi. See also dolphin{ 2 }.
Syn. -- dolphin, mahimahi. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] |
| | | | 鱰(oK);鱪(oK) | [しいら;シイラ, shiira ; shiira] (n) (uk) mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado [Add to Longdo] | | ドラド | [dorado] (n) (1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) (See 鱰・しいら) dolphinfish; (3) (constellation) Dorado [Add to Longdo] | | ドルフィン | [dorufin] (n) dolphin [Add to Longdo] | | ドルフィンキック | [dorufinkikku] (n) dolphin kick; (P) [Add to Longdo] | | マヒマヒ | [mahimahi] (n) (See シイラ) mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin [Add to Longdo] | | 河海豚;川海豚 | [かわいるか;カワイルカ, kawairuka ; kawairuka] (n) (uk) river dolphin [Add to Longdo] | | 花巨頭 | [はなごんどう;ハナゴンドウ, hanagondou ; hanagondou] (n) (uk) Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus); grampus [Add to Longdo] | | 海豚 | [いるか(gikun);イルカ, iruka (gikun); iruka] (n) (uk) dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.) [Add to Longdo] | | 海豚座;いるか座 | [いるかざ, irukaza] (n) Delphinus; the Dolphin (constellation) [Add to Longdo] | | 鎌海豚 | [かまいるか;カマイルカ, kamairuka ; kamairuka] (n) (uk) Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) [Add to Longdo] |
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