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Look up: dolphin

  1. Dolphin
    A relatively small cetacean with (usually) a curved dorsal fin; also used interchangably with 'porpoise' as a general term.
    Found on http://www.robins-island.org/dolphins_gl

  2. dolphin
    [n] - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. DOLPHIN
    (In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) DOLPHIN is TeamWARE`s ad-hoc workflow solution for Windows environments that provides collaborative workflow. 
    Found on http://www.it-architects.co.uk/a_-_z_glo

  4. Dolphin
    Semi-submersible ROV, ISE/Rockwell [US]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  5. dolphin
    a fixed mooring in the open sea formed by a cluster of timber or steel piles driven into the sea bed; a guide for ships entering a harbour with a mouth Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Dolphin
    Dol'phin (dŏl'fĭn) noun [ French dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin ; confer Old French dalphinal of the dauphin; from Latin delphinus , Greek delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, & 5),...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/108

  7. dolphin
    1. <zoology> A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (especially. D. Delphis); the true dolphin. The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of colour when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid....
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. dolphin
    noun any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Dolphin
    • (n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. • (n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. • (n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. • (n.) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in leng...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. dolphin
    any of the toothed whales belonging to the families Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) or Platanistidae (river dolphins). Of the 32 species of dolphins ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/63

  11. dolphin
    either species of fish belonging to the genus Coryphaena. The food and game fish called the common dolphin (C. hippuras) is known in Hawaiian as ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/63

  12. Dolphin
    USS Dolphin was an American submarine of 1540 tons displacement launched in 1932. USS Dolphin was powered by MAN diesel engines providing a top speed of 17 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 64 and was armed with one 4-inch gun and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. DOLPHIN
    A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  14. Dolphin
    A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  15. dolphin
    dolphin, large, swift game fish, Coryphaena hipparus, also called dorado. It is of nearly worldwide distribution in warm waters. Its long, slender body is blue, and in the living animal there are luminous shades of gold, green, and purple. The dolphin has a dorsal fin that runs the length of the bod...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08158

  16. dolphin
    dolphin, aquatic mammal, any of the small toothed whales of the family Delphinidae, numbering more than 50 species. These include the true, or beaked, dolphins, the killer whale, the pilot whale, and 12 freshwater species found in rivers of South America and S Asia. Most species are highly gregariou...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08158

  17. Dolphin
    The Dolphin (formerly also known as a sea-goose) is a genus of cetaceans. The flesh is coarse, rank, and disagreeable, but is used by the Laplanders as food. Dolphins live on fish, mollusca, etc, and often may be seen in numbers round shoals of herring. The animal has to come to the surface at short...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. dolphin
    Click images to enlargeAny of various highly intelligent aquatic mammals of the family Delphinidae, which also includes porpoises. There are about 60 species. Most inhabit tropical and temperate oceans, but there are some freshwater forms in rivers in Asia, Africa, and South America. The name `dolphin` is genera...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  19. Dolphin
    Lifting handle on cannon.
    Found on http://www.napoleonguide.com/glossary.ht

  20. dolphin
    Apart from the playful sea mammal this is also the name for a group of piles bound together for use as moorings or as channel markers.
    Found on http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-ter

  21. Dolphin
    A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.
    Found on http://www.yachtdeliveryasia.com/glossar

  22. Dolphin
    Bounce roll. Also, front somersault from seat drop position
    Found on http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~src246/Glossary.h

  23. Dolphin
    `Dolphins` are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 sigfig=1--> (Maui`s dolphin), up to and (the orca or killer whale). They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, m...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin

  24. Dolphin
    (disambiguation) `Dolphin` is any member of the families Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) and Platanistoidea (river dolphins) `Dolphin` commonly refers to: `Dolphin` may also refer to: Sports: Transport: Aviation: Maritime: Technology: Media: Business: Other: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin

  25. Dolphin
    (comics) `Dolphin` is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5 | oclc = 213309017-->--> Created by writer-artist Jay Scott Pike, she debuted in Showcase #79 (Dec. 1968). Fictional chara...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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