- dolphin
- A cetacean. A mammal of the sea, being a kind of whale. A porpoise. A buoy or float used as a mooring for a boat and also as a means of boarding a boat.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Dolphin — (engl. für „Delfin“) steht für: Dolphin, digitale Vertriebsplattform für Satellitenfernsehen, siehe Entavio Dolphin (Automarke), eine britische Automarke (1909–1911) Dolphin (Emulator), Emulator für Nintendos GameCube und Wii Dolphin (KDE),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dolphin — • The use of the dolphin as a Christian symbol is connected with the general ideas underlying the more general use of the fish. The particular idea is that of swiftness and celerity symbolizing the desire with which Christians, who are thus… … Catholic encyclopedia
dolphin — dol phin (d[o^]l f[i^]n), 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dolphin — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Dolphin puede referirse a: la palabra delfín en inglés; Dolphin (Smalltalk), una implementación comercial de Smalltalk, un lenguaje de programación; Dolphin (emulador), un emulador para el Nintendo… … Wikipedia Español
Dolphin FC — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dolphin FC est le nom de plusieurs clubs de football: Dolphin Football Club est un club nigérian. Dolphin FC est un club irlandais. Ce document provient… … Wikipédia en Français
dolphin — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. daulphin, from M.L. dolfinus, from L. delphinus dolphin, from Gk. delphis (gen. delphinos) dolphin, related to delphys womb, perhaps via notion of the animal bearing live young, or from its shape, from PIE *gwelbh .… … Etymology dictionary
dolphin — [däl′fin, dôl′fin] n. [ME dolfin < OFr dalphin < VL dalfinus, for L delphinus < Gr delphinos, gen. of delphis (< IE base * gwelbh ): so named from its shape] 1. any of two widespread families (Platanistidae and Delphinidae) of toothed … English World dictionary
Dolphin — Dolphin, so v.w. Stutzkopf … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Dolphin — Dolphin, Codename der Spielkonsole Gamecube … Universal-Lexikon
dolphin — ► NOUN ▪ a small gregarious toothed whale with a beak like snout and a curved fin on the back. ORIGIN Old French dauphin, from Greek delphin … English terms dictionary
Dolphin — For other uses, see Dolphin (disambiguation). Bottlenose dolphin breaching in the bow wave of a boat … Wikipedia
