noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A female dolphin. dated

   "The lyon chose his mate, the turtle dove / Her deare, the dolphin his owne dolphinet"

Synonyms

All synonyms

cow

Example

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"The lyon chose his mate, the turtle dove / Her deare, the dolphin his owne dolphinet"

Etymology

From dolphin + -et.

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