Synonyms for dolphin
ˈdɒl fɪn, ˈdɔl-dol·phin

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1. dolphinfish, dolphin, mahimahinoun

   large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

   Synonyms:
   dolphinfish, mahimahi

2. dolphinnoun

   any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises

   Synonyms:
   dolphinfish, mahimahi

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1. • Percoid Fish
   • Toothed Whale

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1. List of paraphrases for "dolphin":

   dauphin, dolphins, delphin

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1. List of known nicknames for "Dolphin":

   Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lysikov, Дельфин, Delfin, Äåëüôèí, Del'fin

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1. Kat Zhou:

   Though I did not witness the transformation, I was enchanted by these beautiful mammals in a different way, after seeing how botos would sometimes bring their beaks above water, I wanted a split shot at sunset. Though the water was so dark that I was shooting blind, this dolphin gave me a perfect pose and smile.

2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this bottlenose dolphin was speared to death in May and washed up on shore on Upper Captiva Island in Florida. A reward has been posted for information in the case. ( NOAA) HUNDREDS OF DOLPHINS STRANDED, WASH UP DEAD ALONG US GULF COAST, OFFICIALS SAY The bottlenose dolphin washed up on shore on Upper Captiva Island in May. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the dolphin was known to area biologists when he was alive. He was last observed swimming around fishing boats and was seen with begging dolphins.

3. Elinor Dempsey:

   First I thought it was a dolphin and I thought, ‘What the hell is he doing?’ and he kind of landed on my board. Then I realized he had taken a chunk. And I was, like, that’s not what dolphins do.

4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

   The timing, location, and nature of the lesions support that oil compounds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused these lesions and contributed to the high numbers of dolphin deaths within this oil spill's footprint.

5. Jabez Reitman:

   I just freaked out, i thought it was a dolphin at first until I started feeling and realized it was pretty significant lacerations.