Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
Intermediate Dictionary
     
Lookup History
dolphin

dol·phin

dolphin

 
pronunciation:
dal fihn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: noun
definition: a mammal that lives in the water. Dolphins look like large fish but they breathe air. They have teeth and a snout that looks like a beak. Most kinds of dolphins live in the ocean. A few kinds live in large rivers in Asia and South America. Dolphins are closely related to porpoises and other toothed whales.
 
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
Word Explorer
See
  mammal, ocean