English-Thai Dictionary

dolphin

N ปลาโลมา  pla-lo-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOLPHIN

n.[Gr. ] 1. A genus of cetaceous fish, with teeth in both jaws, and a pipe in the head, comprehending the dolphin, the porpoise, the grampus and the beluga. But the fish to which seamen give this name, is the Coryphaena hippuris of Linne. It has a flat roundish snout and a tapering body, with a fin running along the back from the head to the tail, consisting of a coriaceous membrane with soft spines.
2. In ancient Greece, a machine suspended over the sea, to be dropped on any vessel passing under it.

 

DOLPHINET

n.A female dolphin.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOLPHIN

Dol "phin, n. Etym: [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin, Delphine. ]

 

1. (Zool.) (a ) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis ); the true dolphin. (b ) The Coryphæna hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphænoid.

 

Note: The dolphin of the ancients (D. delphis ) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet.

 

2. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

 

Defn: A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.

 

3. (Naut. ) (a ) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b ) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. R. H. Dana. (c ) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d ) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

 

4. (Gun. )

 

Defn: In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.

 

5. (Astron.)

 

Defn: A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n.,

 

2. Dolphin fly (Zoöl.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis fable ), destructive to beans. -- Dolphin striker (Naut. ), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit.

 

DOLPHINET

DOLPHINET Dol "phin *et, n.

 

Defn: A female dolphin. [R.] Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dolphin

dol phin |ˈdälfin, ˈdôl -ˈdɑlfən | ▶noun 1 a small gregarious toothed whale that typically has a beaklike snout and a curved fin on the back. Dolphins have become well known for their sociable nature and high intelligence. [Families Delphinidae (marine ) and Platanistidae (the river dolphins ): several genera and many species. ] 2 (also dolphinfish ) another term for mahimahi. 3 a bollard, pile, or buoy for mooring. 4 a structure for protecting the pier of a bridge or other structure from collision with ships. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French dauphin, from Provençal dalfin, from Latin delphinus, from Greek delphin .

 

dolphinarium

dol phi nar i um |ˌdälfiˈne (ə )rēəm, ˌdôl -ˌdɑlfəˈnɛriəm | ▶noun ( pl. dolphinariums or dolphinaria |-ˈne (ə )rēə | ) an aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment. ORIGIN 1960s: from dolphin, on the pattern of oceanarium .

 

dolphin-safe

dol phin-safe ▶adjective (on canned tuna labels ) indicating that the tuna has been harvested using fishing methods that are not harmful to dolphins.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dolphin

dol |phin |ˈdɒlfɪn | ▶noun 1 a small gregarious toothed whale which typically has a beak-like snout and a curved fin on the back. Dolphins have become well known for their sociable nature and high intelligence. ●Families Delphinidae (marine ) and Platanistidae (the river dolphins ): several genera and many species. 2 (also dolphinfish ) another term for dorado ( sense 1 ). 3 a bollard, pile, or buoy for mooring boats. 4 a structure for protecting the pier of a bridge. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French dauphin, from Provençal dalfin, from Latin delphinus, from Greek delphin .

 

dolphinarium

dolphinarium |ˌdɒlfɪˈnɛːrɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. dolphinariums or dolphinaria ) an aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.

 

dolphin-safe

dol phin-safe ▶adjective (on canned tuna labels ) indicating that the tuna has been harvested using fishing methods that are not harmful to dolphins.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dolphin

dolphin noun WORD LINKS dolphin school collective noun Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dolphin

dol phin /dɑ́lfɪn |dɔ́l -/名詞 C 〘動 〙(とがった灰色の鼻先を持つ )イルカ (→porpoise ).

 

dolphin-safe

d ó lphin-s à fe 形容詞 イルカを害さない漁法で捕獲された (!ツナ缶などの注意書きで ) .