delfín

Definitions of delfín
  1. noun
    any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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    delfín común
    black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
    marsopa
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
    orca
    predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
    ballena blanca
    small northern whale that is white when adult
  2. noun
    formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
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    príncipe
    a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
  3. noun
    an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor
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    heredero
    a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
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