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(Encyclopedia) grampus, name applied to two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's dolphin, of worldwide distribution, and Orcinus orca, also known as the…dolphin, fish
(Encyclopedia) dolphin, large, swift game fish, Coryphaena hippurus, also called dorado. It is of nearly worldwide distribution in warm waters. Its long, slender body is blue, and in the living…dorado
(Encyclopedia) dorado: see dolphin, fish.mahimahi
(Encyclopedia) mahimahi: see dolphin (fish).dolphin, aquatic mammal
(Encyclopedia) dolphin, aquatic mammal, any of the small toothed whales of the family Delphinidae, numbering more than 50 species. These include the true, or beaked, dolphins, the killer whale, the…Antz
Directors: Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson Writers: Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz DreamWork; PG; 83 minutes Release: 10/98 Voices of: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne…porpoise
(Encyclopedia) porpoise, small whale of the family Phocaenidae, allied to the dolphin. Porpoises, like other whales, are mammals; they are warm-blooded, breathe air, and give birth to live young,…Brewer's: Dolphin
Called a sea-goose (oie de mer) from the form of its snout, termed in French bec d'oie (a goose's beak). The dolphin is noted for its changes of colour when taken out of the water. Parting…Arion
(Encyclopedia) ArionArionərĭˈən [key], Greek poet, inventor of the dithyramb. He is said to have lived at Periander's court in Corinth in the late 7th cent. b.c. A legend repeated by Herodotus tells…Trending
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