dukdalf

Definitions of dukdalf
  1. noun
    any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
    synonyms: bolder, dolfijn, meerboei, meerbolder, meerpaal
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    types:
    tuimelaar
    any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
    bruinvis
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
    zwaardwalvis
    predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
    type of:
    tandwalvis
    any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
  2. noun
    large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
    synonyms: dolfijn, meerboei
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