delphinoid

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adjective

Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin

OriginLatin delphinus →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivedelphinoid (comparative more delphinoid, superlative most delphinoid)

comparative more delphinoid · superlative most delphinoid

  1. biologyPertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noundelphinoid (plural delphinoids)

plural delphinoids

  1. Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea

Origin

  1. Latindelphinus“a dolphin”
  2. Englishdelphinoid

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diphenidol
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APA

delphinoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinoid

MLA

“delphinoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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