dolphin

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• ⇰ डौलफिन
• ⇰ डोल्फीन

• ⇰ A cetacean of the genus <gen>Delphinus</gen> and allied genera (esp. <spn>Delphinus delphis</spn>); the true dolphin.
• ⇰ The <spn>Coryph&aelig;na hippuris</spn>, 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. The term is also applied to the related <spn>Coryphaena equisetis</spn>
• ⇰ A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
• ⇰ A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
• ⇰ In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
• ⇰ A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.