单词 | dolphin |
释义 | Word Frequency dolphin(ˈdɒlfɪn) 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. river dolphin 3. Also called: dorado either of two large marine percoid fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, that resemble the cetacean dolphins and have an iridescent coloration 4. nautical a post or buoy for mooring a vessel Word origin C13: from Old French dauphin, via Latin, from Greek delphin-, delphis |
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