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Image:Bottlenose_Dolphin_KSC04pd0178.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�d�lfɪn/, SAMPA|/"dQlfIn/
(General American|US) IPA|/�d��lfɪn/, SAMPA|/"dA:lfIn/
audio|en-us-dolphin.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
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Via French from Latinized Gr. delphinus, from Ancient Greek δελ�ίν (delphin), a later form of the previous δελ�ί� (delphis) "a dolphin", from δελ��� (delfus) "womb".

Noun
en-noun

1. A carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelf|continental shelves, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
2. A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, scientific name Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
3. The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.
4. A maritime semi submerged man-made structure usually close to shore see Wikipedia dolphin (structure)

Translations
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Bosnian: delfin#Bosnian|delfin m
Bulgarian: дел�ин (delfin) m
Catalan: dofí m
Chinese: 海� (h�i tún)
Czech: delfín#Czech|delfín m
Danish: delfin
Dutch: dolfijn m
Esperanto: delfeno m
Finnish: delfiini
French: dauphin m
German: Delphin m
Greek:
:Ancient: δελ�ίν (delfín) m, δελ�ί� (delfis) f
:Modern: δελ�ίνι (delfíni) n
Hungarian: delfin
Indonesian: lumba-lumba
Italian: delfino m
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Japanese: ���, 海� (iruka)
Korean: �고�(dolgorae)
Latin: delphinus m
Latvian: delfīns m
Macedonian: дел�ин m
Norwegian: delfin m
Polish: delfin m
Portuguese: golfinho m
Russian: дел��ин (del�fín) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: дел�ин#Serbian|дел�ин m
:Roman: delfin#Serbian|delfin m
Slovak: delfín m
Slovene: delfin m
Spanish: delfín m
Swedish: delfin c
Turkish: yunus
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;mahi-mahi
see translations at mahi-mahi.

Derived terms
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bottlenose dolphin
delphine
dolphinarium
dolphin-friendly
dolphin hugger
dusky dolphin
flog the dolphin
wholphin
Yangtze river dolphin
Atlantic spotted dolphin
humpback dolphin dolphin
striped dolphin
Ganges and Indus River dolphin
Commerson's dolphin
Chilean dolphin
Heaviside's dolphin
Hector's dolphin
long-beaked common dolphin
short-beaked common dolphin
Arabian common dolphin
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Risso's dolphin
Fraser's dolphin
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
white-beaked dolphin
Peale's dolphin
hourglass dolphin
Pacific white-sided dolphin
dusky dolphin
northern right whale dolphin
southern right whale dolphin
Australian snubfin dolphin
Irrawaddy dolphin
Pacific humpback dolphin
Indian humpback dolphin
Atlantic humpback dolphin
spinner dolphin
rought-toothed dolphin
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin
Amazon River dolphin
La Plata dolphin
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See also
killer whale
pod
porpoise
sea lion
seal
whale

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Category:Mammals

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