Dolphin
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Dolphin
... 1. (n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis);
the true dolphin. ... It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. ...
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Badger (9 Occurrences)
... A seal, Monachus albiventer (Arabic fukmeh), the porpoise, Phocoena comrnunis, and
the common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, are all found in the Mediterranean. ...
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Domain (5 Occurrences)

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Zoology
... Deer, Red Deer (sv DEER) (3) Camelidae, Camel PROBOSCIDEA: Elephant HYRACOIDEA:
Coney SIRENIA: Dugong (sv BADGER) CETACNA: Whale, Dolphin, Porpoise RODENTIA ...
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Doleful (2 Occurrences)

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Porpoise (14 Occurrences)
... Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer. 2. (n.) A
true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors. Int. ...
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Aquila (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A genus of eagles. 2. (n.) A northern constellation
southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle. Int. ...
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Skin (115 Occurrences)
... The Hebrew name of the animal (tachash) is the same as the Arabic tuchas, which
means the dolphin and the "sea-cow" or halicore of the Red Sea, of which genus ...
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Money (284 Occurrences)
... Phoenician standard of about 220 grains, which represents, on the obverse, the god
Melkarth, the Tyrian Hercules, tiding on a seahorse, and, beneath, a dolphin...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
DOLPHIN

dol'-fin. See BADGER.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.

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.

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.

4. (n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.

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

6. (n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.

7. (n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.

8. (n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.

9. (n.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.

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