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dolphin

[dawl-fin, dol-] / ˈdɔl fɪn, ˈdɒl- /


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"They found a dolphin at one point and had to shut everything down."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Under ideal conditions, common dolphin numbers can increase by about 4% per year, meaning that growth in 2019 was likely only around 1.6%.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Known as "bycatch," this phenomenon causes thousands of dolphin deaths each year.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

In 2019, Canada passed a bill making it illegal to hold a whale, dolphin or porpoise captive.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

The dolphin look greener from there and you can see their stripes and their purple spots and you can see all of the school as they swim.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway