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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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dolphin XIII. Three types of form have been current:
i. delfyn,
delphin — L.
delphīnus — Gr.
delphís,
-īn-;
ii. dalphyn — OF.
daulphin (see
DAUPHIN);
iii. dolfyn,
dolphin, app. Eng. alts. of (ii).
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Dolphins are animals not therapists: OceanCare is a non-profit association, founded in 1989, which works for the protection of sea mammals and their environment. Here, three people who work with or support OceanCare share their expertise on, and feelings about, the maltreatment of dolphins at the hands of humans.(a final thought)
Magazine article from: Earth Focus One Planet-One Community; 9/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...therapeutic effects" Dolphins are animals, not therapists. Dolphin therapy is expensive...riding on the dolphin to petting or...erroneously assumed that dolphins like humans or...Berne. More on Dolphins from Richard O'Barry Dolphin-Assisted-Therapy...
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 "Sun Publications (IL)")
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DOLPHINS DEFENSE HALTS OILERS IN PEE WEE MATCHUP
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 9/23/1998; 700+ words
; ...STEELERS 6 The Dolphins ball-control offense...game began with Dolphin Mat McGillard recovering...but the tough Dolphin defense -- led...held tight and the Dolphins regained possession...27. Following a Dolphin fumble and recovery...that followed the Dolphins' touchdown appeared...
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Dolphin Death Act dead, but Safe-Tuna Label still in danger.
Magazine article from: Earth Island Journal; 9/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...harassing and injuring dolphins to be labeled "dolphin safe." Large-scale...capturing and netting dolphins to be labeled dolphin safe. If, however...tuna boats fishing on dolphins in the ETP, why aren't dolphin populations increasing...
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Dolphins maintain round-the-clock visual vigilance.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health; 5/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...beeps. Knowing that the dolphins' vision is monocular...Kamolnick trained one of the dolphins, SAY, to recognise...during testing, the dolphin would only see the shapes...and suspects that the dolphin's inter-hemispheric...Having trained both dolphins to recognise the shapes...
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Dolphins Are Sidelined But Not Mustered Out;Navy to Continue Mammal Program
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/25/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...Center in San Diego, where many dolphins are trained, will "maintain...expeditiously resume" the dolphin deployment program if it proved...spokesman Tom Lapuzza said 109 dolphins are being trained in San Diego...Hawaii. The battle over the dolphin training began in April 1989...
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DOLPHINS IN SCOTLAND CLIMATE change is thought to be responsible for the arrival of around 300 common dolphins which have been spotted in the Moray Firth. Scientists from the Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit (CRRU) in Banff and members of Earthwatch, the environmental charity, were surprised to see schools of dolphins in the area.
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 7/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...FEEDING:The common dolphin feeds on squid and...the world, these dolphins feed at night on...beaked common dolphin is normally found...BEHAVIOUR:Common dolphins are often found...said there is no dolphin language, they...to communicate. Dolphins have produced sound...
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Dolphins pay a high price for entertaining people.(Animal Action)
Magazine article from: Earth Focus One Planet-One Community; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...programmes as well as dolphin therapy. More and...touch, pet or kiss dolphins, or even being pulled...is steadily rising! Dolphin Watching as an Alternative...come into contact with dolphins. Many whale and dolphin-watching programs...
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Can dolphins survive the winter in US rivers?
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...action to try to get the dolphins back to the ocean before...according to Randall Wells, dolphin research program manager...examples of the Navy using dolphins in very cold situations...usually home to bottlenose dolphins from April through November...97, one bottlenose dolphin stayed in a ...
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Dolphins hope to shake killer image with 'Friends'.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 7/20/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...advice of Al Gore, a dolphin did the "Letterman...reasons you know dolphins are in trouble. "No. 1: Dolphins have replaced sharks...Why don't dolphins attack lawyers...courtesy.) The Dolphin Council also is working...
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 "South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Dolphins eyeing Webb to patch up offensive line.
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 11/3/2003; 700+ words
; ...offensive line falling apart, the Miami Dolphins now are in the difficult position of...Dixon headed to injured reserve, the Dolphins said they would bring in veteran Richmond...their beleaguered offensive line, the Dolphins acknowledge that it will be difficult...
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Biology: Dolphin Communication
Book article from: American Decades
...also put a partly paralyzed dolphin in a pool with other dolphins. The paralyzed dolphin could not reach the surface...call given by the paralyzed dolphin. When Lilly played the tape back to other dolphins, they reacted to the call...
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dolphin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of fish (see dolphin , fish). In the United States dolphins are often mistakenly...small wounds. Dolphins breathe air...blowhole. The dolphin's intelligence...applies to other dolphins and even to...whales. Common Dolphin The common dolphin...
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dolphin striker
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
dolphin striker, a short perpendicular spar under the cap of the bowsprit of a...the sea just beyond the bows of the vessel; that is, it would strike a dolphin were one to leap out of the water just beneath it. For illus. see bowsprit...
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bottlenose dolphin
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...bätlˌnōz / (also bot·tle-nosed dol·phin ) • n. a stout-bodied dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) with a distinct short beak, found in tropical and temperate coastal waters.
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Ganges dolphin
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Ganges dolphin ( Platanista ) See PLATANISTOIDEA .
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