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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DELPHINOID

Del "phi *noid, a. Etym: [L. delphinus a dolphin + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin.

 

DELPHINOIDEA

Del `phi *noi "de *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms.