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dolphinlike

dolphinlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.

Adjective

dolphinlike (comparative more dolphinlike, superlative most dolphinlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
    • He used gravity and the tension created by cooling glass to manipulate the piece into a dolphinlike shape.2007 January 12, Grace Glueck, “Fun With Studio Crafts: When the Traditional Gets Quirky”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    delphine

Synonyms of dolphinlike

Forms of dolphinlike

comparativemore dolphinlike
superlativemost dolphinlike

Origin of dolphinlike

From dolphin + -like.

Words formed from dolphinlike

Questions about dolphinlike

What does dolphinlike mean?
Dolphinlike means resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
What part of speech is dolphinlike?
Dolphinlike is an adjective.

Words near dolphinlike in the dictionary

  1. dolphinflesh
  2. dolphining
  3. dolphinish
  4. dolphinkind
  5. dolphinless
  6. dolphinlike
  7. dolphins
  8. dolphinsona
  9. dolphinsonas
  10. dolphinspeak
  11. Dolphinton

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