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A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.
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A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
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A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
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'Small', toothed cetaceans numbering about 45 species, the largest of which is the orca (killer whale).
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a whale with a long beak, but smaller
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Smaller cetaceans with conical teeth and usually a pointed dorsal fin contained in several families within the order Cetacea.
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any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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a mammal and as such needs fresh water, which it gets from the fish it eats by swallowing them whole, using its teeth merely for gripping
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a mammal that breathes through its lungs
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a marine mammal that has a long nose and many teeth
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a marine mammal with a long nose and teeth
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an aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea , which also includes the whales and porpoises
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a small, toothed whale, a marine mammal
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a whale is a cetacean
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Ocean mammals who are forced to swim with New Agers.
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A move starting on the back, with a Front Somersault, landing again on the back; more commonly known as a "Bounce-Roll", and less commonly as a "Porpoise".
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A relatively small cetacean with (usually) a curved dorsal fin; also used interchangably with ' porpoise' as a general term.
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A common term used to describe smaller toothed whales with conical teeth. There is also a dolphin fish better known as Mahi-Mahi or dorado. See dolphins vs porpoises exhibit.
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any of a group of animals of the whale kind belonging to the family Delphinidae, about 2.4 to 3m long, with a beak-like snout, unacquainted in any way with Niklaus Wirth.
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Dolphins are warm blooded, air-breathing mammals with communication skills and social style. They wear a perpetual smile and playfully frolic alongside fast moving boats. See them from our shores or by boat from Pensacola to the Florida Keys. The dolphin is the state saltwater mammal.
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Relatively small cetacean in any of several different families, with conical-shaped teeth and (usually) a falcate dorsal fin; as a general term, may be used interchangeably with "porpoise".
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Dolphins are small cetaceans that have a long, beaklike snout, a falcate (sickle-shaped) dorsal fin, and conical teeth. They are Odontoceti (toothed whales).
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Dolphins are aquatic mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (88 lb) (Maui's Dolphin), up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and ten tonnes (the Orca).
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A Dolphin is a man-made marine structure that extends above the water level and is not connected to shore.
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