Usually means: Intelligent aquatic mammals with echolocation.
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We found 39 dictionaries that define the word dolphin:

General (28 matching dictionaries)
  1. dolphin: Merriam-Webster
  2. dolphin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dolphin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dolphin: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dolphin: Vocabulary.com
  6. Dolphin, dolphin: Wordnik
  7. dolphin: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Dolphin, dolphin: Wiktionary
  9. dolphin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. dolphin: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. dolphin: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Dolphin, dolphin: Dictionary.com
  13. dolphin: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. dolphin: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Dolphin (Emulator), Dolphin (comics), Dolphin (disambiguation), Dolphin (emulator), Dolphin (file manager), Dolphin (musician), Dolphin (mythology), Dolphin (software), Dolphin (structure), Dolphin (surname), Dolphin (video game), Dolphin (weapon), Dolphin, The Dolphin (album), The Dolphin (fairy tale): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Dolphin: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. dolphin: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. dolphin: Rhymezone
  19. dolphin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. dolphin: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. Dolphin: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  22. dolphin: FreeDictionary.org
  23. dolphin: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. dolphin: TheFreeDictionary.com
  25. dolphin: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  26. dolphin: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Natural Magick (No longer online)

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dolphin: Game Dictionary
  2. dolphin: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. dolphin: Medical dictionary

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dolphin: Catholic Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dolphin, dolphin, the dolphin: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. DOLPHIN: Glossary of Nautical Terms
  2. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  3. Dolphin: Latitude Mexico

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
noun:  Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.
noun:  A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
noun:  (heraldry) A depiction of a fish, with a broad indented fin, usually embowed.
noun:  The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.
noun:  (history) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped through the deck and the hull of an enemy's vessel to sink it.
noun:  (nautical) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
noun:  (nautical) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
noun:  (nautical) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
noun:  (nautical) A permanent fender designed to protect a heavy boat, bridge, or coastal structure from the impact of large floating objects such as ice, floating logs, or vessels.
noun:  (military, obsolete) One of the handles above the trunnions by which a gun was lifted.
noun:  (US, slang) A person who buys shares on the primary market only to resell them immediately at a high profit.
noun:  (nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  A township in Knox County, Nebraska, United States.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States.
noun:  An unincorporated community in San Juan County, Washington, United States.
noun:  A member of an athletic team called the Dolphins, such as the Miami Dolphins and teams of various institutions of learning.

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