Phrase Hound found 76 phrases and 17 compound words that contain dolphin. The most common are listed below. Open dolphin in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 76
- common dolphinAn abundant species of dolphin, Delphinus delphis.
- dolphin shortsa kind of shorts for athletics, usually with contrasting binding, side slits and rounded corners
- spinner dolphinA species of small dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
- dolphin strikerA near-vertical spar between the bowsprit and martingale
- Commerson's dolphinAn oceanic dolphin, of species Cephalorhynchus commersonii, found in South America and the Kerguelen Islands
- Amazon River dolphinAlternative letter-case form of Amazon river dolphin.
- Fraser's dolphinLagenodelphis hosei, a species of oceanic dolphin.
- Dolphin SandsA locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
- dolphin kickAn underwater swimming stroke, where both legs are held together and undulated, like a mermaid's tail, to propel the swimmer
- white-beaked dolphinA marine mammal belonging to the species Lagenorhynchus albirostris.
- river dolphinAny dolphin that is found only in fresh or brackish water, now considered in one of three superfamilies Platanistoidea, †Lipotoidea, and Inioidea, all in parvorder Odontoceti, the toothed whales.
- spotted dolphinAny of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.
- Indo-Pacific humpback dolphinA species of dolphin (Sousa chinensis), of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Heaviside's dolphinCephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.
- right whale dolphinAny dolphin of the genus Lissodelphis.
- Amazon dolphinAlternative form of Amazon River dolphin: Alternative letter-case form of Amazon river dolphin.
- black dolphinSynonym of Chilean dolphin: Cephalorhynchus eutropia, a dolphin found off the coast of Chile.
- dolphin diveA form of rapid traversal through shallow water used by lifeguards, consisting of a series of dive-like forward leaps alternated with tucking the feet under the chest.
- dolphin fishAlternative form of dolphinfish: A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
- dolphin-friendlycaught using fishing nets that lessen the chances of killing dolphins.
- pink dolphinA subspecies of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis), of the Pearl River Delta, which gain pink coloration as they age.
- panda dolphinCommerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii)
- Guiana dolphinA dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) found in the coastal waters to the north and east of South America, and east of Central America.
- striped dolphinAn extensively studied dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans.
- oceanic dolphinAny dolphin of the family Delphinidae.
Compound words 17
- dolphinfishA large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
- dolphinlikeResembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
- dolphineseThe rudimentary language used by dolphins.
- dolphinesqueResembling or characteristic of dolphins.
- dolphinishResembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
- dolphinlessWithout dolphins.
- dolphinspeakdolphinese
- wholphinThe fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).
- dolphinetA female dolphin.
- dolphinkindDolphins collectively.