What is another word for dolphin?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɒlfɪn], [ dˈɒlfɪn], [ d_ˈɒ_l_f_ɪ_n]
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Synonyms for Dolphin:
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- coral,
- man-of-war,
- humpback.
Other synonyms:
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- humpback whale,
- plankton,
- octopus,
- seahorse,
- sea anemone,
- jellyfish,
- porpoise,
- sea lion,
- sperm whale,
- conger eel,
- cuttlefish,
- squid,
- starfish,
- Portuguese Man of War,
- walrus.
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- sponge.
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- seal.
- bottlenose dolphin,
- sea mammal,
- Sea pig,
- leviathan,
- common dolphin,
- hausen,
- salmon,
- Fingerling,
- panfish,
- narwhal,
- benthon,
- fry,
- bellow,
- blackfish,
- homicide,
- bottlenose,
- aquatic mammal,
- pectoral fin,
- primates,
- behemoth,
- Alevin,
- game fish,
- sea snake,
- nekton,
- common blackfish,
- fatso,
- sea nymph,
- marine mammal,
- shark,
- wrasse,
- pilot whale,
- minnow,
- killer,
- Grilse,
- executioner,
- Assassin,
- Smolt,
- fish,
- hippopotamus,
- Minny,
- murderer,
- black whale,
- hydrography,
- benthos,
- white whale,
- trident,
- tropical fish,
- Hydrographer,
- marine animal,
- man-eating shark,
- elephant,
- man-eater,
- kipper,
- slayer,
- sea serpent.
How to use "Dolphin" in context?
Whale watchers rejoice! dolphins are back in the water! After a long absence, the Bottlenose Dolphin is back to being an expert swimmer. They thrive in warm, salt water, which makes their return to the Gulf Coast satisfying.
Dolphins are able to remain underwater for up to two hours and can travel up to 50 miles per day. They feed on krill and small fish, but will also scavenge dead animals. They are social animals that live in large groups, and mother and baby dolphins frequent the same areas.
Dolphins are mammals, just like humans.
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Holonyms for Dolphin:
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Hypernym for Dolphin:
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bottle-nosed dolphin, Globicephala Melaena, Grampus Griseus, Orcinus Orca, common blackfish, bottlenose, Coryphaena Hippurus, sea wolf, common dolphin, black whale, white whale, orca, river dolphin, killer whale, Coryphaena Equisetis, bottlenose dolphin, beluga, pilot whale, killer, blackfish, Delphinapterus Leucas, Delphinus Delphis, grampus, porpoise.
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Hyponym for Dolphin:
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toothed whale, percoid, percoidean, Percoid Fish.
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Meronym for Dolphin:
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mahimahi, dolphinfish.
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