- Cetacean - Marine mammal - Porpoise relation - A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp.
D. delphis); the true dolphin. - The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in
length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It
is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid. - A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness
to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. - A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.