Meaning & use
dolphin
A highly intelligent marine mammal with a curved fin and long snout, known for social behavior and clicking sounds.
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The dolphin leaped beside the boat, chattering as if greeting the tourists on deck.
Trainers at the aquarium taught the dolphin to balance a ball on its nose.
A note on using this word
Dolphins are mammals, not fish, despite living entirely in water and resembling sharks in shape.
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