Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large marine food and game fish (Coryphaena hippurus) found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, having an iridescent blue back, yellow sides, a steep blunt forehead, and a long continuous dorsal fin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun either of two large slender food and game fish (
Coryphaena equisetis orCoryphaena hippurus ) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to asmahimahi . See alsodolphin{2} .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large food and game fish of the of the
Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
- noun large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even more widely available are fresh snapper, wahoo (similar to tuna) and mahi-mahi – another delicious white fish that is also known as dorado or locally (and rather bizarrely) dolphinfish.
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Offshore, we got into dolphinfish in good numbers, plus some wahoo.
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You will find discussions on "otoliths in dolphinfish", "iron content in adult eel", and "fish biomass estimates for oligotrophic systems," all within the past 6 months.
How do you know the fishes are enjoying themselves? doyle 2008
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And big dorado (dolphinfish), as well as lesser members of the tuna family, can almost always be found along the offshore weedlines.
Off Keys 2006
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You will find discussions on "otoliths in dolphinfish", "iron content in adult eel", and "fish biomass estimates for oligotrophic systems," all within the past 6 months.
Archive 2008-09-01 doyle 2008
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You will find discussions on "otoliths in dolphinfish", "iron content in adult eel", and "fish biomass estimates for oligotrophic systems," all within the past 6 months.
Archive 2008-01-01 doyle 2008
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Dorado: dolphinfish, caught along the Pacific coast off Zihuatenejo.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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Dorado: dolphinfish, caught along the Pacific coast off Zihuatenejo.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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Dorado: dolphinfish, caught along the Pacific coast off Zihuatenejo.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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You will find discussions on "otoliths in dolphinfish", "iron content in adult eel", and "fish biomass estimates for oligotrophic systems," all within the past 6 months.
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