DELPHINOID


Meaning of DELPHINOID in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 of the family that includes dolphins, porpoises, grampuses, etc. 2 dolphin-like.

n. 1 a member of the delphinoid family of aquatic mammals. 2 a dolphin-like animal.

[ Gk delphinoeides f. delphin dolphin ]

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