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dolphinets

dolphinets is the plural of dolphinet.

Meaning of dolphinet

Noun

dolphinet (plural dolphinets)

  1. (rare) A female dolphin.
    • The lyon chose his mate, the turtle dove / Her deare, the dolphin his owne dolphinet1595, Ed. Spencer [i.e., Edmund Spenser], “Colin Clouts Come Home Againe”, in Colin Clouts Come Home Againe, London: […] T[homas] C[reede] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    cow

Questions about dolphinets

What is dolphinets the plural of?
Dolphinets is the plural of dolphinet.

Words near dolphinets in the dictionary

  1. dolphinarium
  2. dolphinariums
  3. dolphinese
  4. dolphinesque
  5. dolphinet
  6. dolphinets
  7. dolphinfish
  8. dolphinfishes
  9. dolphinflesh
  10. dolphining
  11. dolphinish

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