common dolphin

noun

An abundant species of dolphin, Delphinus delphis.

Similar
Delphinus delphis

Meanings

nouncommon dolphin (plural common dolphins)

plural common dolphins

  1. An abundant species of dolphin, Delphinus delphis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblack-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water

Similar
Delphinus delphis
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Gemeiner Delfin, Gewöhnlicher Delfin
  • Gemeiner Delfinspecies of dolphin
  • Gewöhnlicher Delfinspecies of dolphin
Polish delfin zwyczajny, delfin pospolity
  • delfin zwyczajnyspecies of dolphin
  • delfin pospolityspecies of dolphin
  • delfin długopyskispecies of dolphin
Russian дельфи́н-белобо́чка, обыкнове́нный дельфи́н
  • дельфи́н-белобо́чка (delʹfín-belobóčka)species of dolphin
  • обыкнове́нный дельфи́н (obyknovénnyj delʹfín)species of dolphin
Scottish Gaelic bèist-ghorm
  • bèist-ghormspecies of dolphin
Cite this entry
APA

common dolphin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20dolphin

MLA

“common dolphin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20dolphin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common dolphin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20dolphin.

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