Etymology

delphinoid

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Today it means: Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin Full definition →

Latin delphinus
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  1. Latin · derived fromdelphinus“a dolphin”
  2. English todaydelphinoid

From Latin delphinus (“a dolphin”) + -oid.

Words from the same roots

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