dol´phin|like´

dol|phin «DOL fuhn», noun.

1. a) any one of a group of sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. It has a snout like a beak and remarkable intelligence. Dolphins belong to the same order as whales and porpoises. b) = porpoise. (Cf. ↑porpoise)

2. either of two large, edible, saltwater fishes that are remarkable for their changes of color when taken from the water and for their ability to swim rapidly; dorado.

3. a post, especially several piles driven close together and capped or lashed together at the top, or a buoy used to moor a ship, raft of logs, etc.

╂[< Old French daulphin < Latin delphīnus < Greek delph, -înos. See etym. of doublet dauphin. (Cf. ↑dauphin)]

–dol´phin|like´, adjective.

Dol|phin «DOL fuhn», noun.

the northern constellation Delphinus.