Wholphin vs. Dolphin: What's the Difference?

The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).

Any of various marine toothed whales of the family Delphinidae, having a beaklike snout, a curved dorsal fin, and a slender streamlined body.

Any of several toothed whales inhabiting rivers and estuaries in South America and South Asia, having a long narrow beak, broad flippers, a flexible neck, and usually a reduced dorsal fin. A species native to the Yangtze River is thought to be extinct. Also called river dolphin.

See dolphinfish.

See pompano dolphinfish.

A buoy, pile, or group of piles used for mooring boats.

A group of piles used as a fender, as at a dock or around a bridge pier.

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.

A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.

(heraldry) A depiction of a fish, with a broad indented fin, usually embowed.

The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.

(history) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped through the deck and the hull of an enemy's vessel to sink it.

(nautical) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.

(nautical) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.

(nautical) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.

(nautical) A permanent fender designed to protect a heavy boat or coastal structure from the impact of large floating objects such as ice or floating logs.

One of the handles above the trunnions by which a gun was lifted.

(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.

A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.

The Coryphæna hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. The term is also applied to the related Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and (especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish and Coryphænoid.

A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.

A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.

In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.

Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

Any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises