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Definition of Dolphins

1. dolphin [n] - See also: dolphin

Medical Definition of Dolphins

1. Mammals of the families delphinidae (ocean dolphins), iniidae, lipotidae, pontoporiidae, and platanistidae (all river dolphins). The common name dolphin is applied to small cetaceans having a beaklike snout and a slender, streamlined body, whereas porpoises are small cetaceans with a blunt snout and rather stocky body. Dolphins are the most agile of the cetaceans and some of the speediest. They have remarkable group precision and regularity of movement. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolphins

Literary usage of Dolphins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Az. two dolphins naiant in pale or. LASHMAR. Gu. the field replenished with trefoils two dolphins endorsed arg. CLERMONT. NEALE,NELL, or NELE. ..."

2. Studies in Archaic Corinthian Vase Painting by Patricia Lawrence, Darrell Arlynn Amyx (1996)
"dolphins dolphins are often represented in Corinthian vase painting (cf. ... Of the occurrence of dolphins on handle-plates, I know of only one example ..."

3. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1890)
"while the dolphins, on the other hand, are waiting in readiness to receive ... The battle waxes hot apace, and the dolphins, pressing on with the greatest ..."

4. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Skin very smooth and polished, uniform black all over with occasional lighter blotches. Range. North Atlantic, apparently a deep-water species. dolphins AND ..."

5. The Practices and Procedures of the Investigating Services of the Deparment edited by Strom Thurmond (1998)
"The COB then demanded, "Did someone tack those dolphins on you? ... He then looked down Dennis' shirt and observed bruising behind Dennis dolphins. ..."

6. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Skin very smooth and polished, uniform black all over with occasional lighter blotches. Range. North Atlantic, apparently a deep-water species. dolphins AND ..."

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