A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
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.
A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
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 around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.
A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal. Jacques Yves Cousteau
The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it. Jacques Yves Cousteau
If I could get any animal it would be a dolphin. I want one so bad. Me and my mom went swimming with dolphins and I was like, 'How do we get one of those?' and she was like, 'You can't get a dolphin. What are you gonna do, like, put it in your pool?' Miley Cyrus
When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am. Don Van Vliet
I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change. Dan Marino
