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dolphinfish

noun dol·phin·fish \ˈdäl-fən-ˌfish, ˈdl-\

Definition of DOLPHINFISH

:  either of two active pelagic bony food fishes (Coryphaena equiselis and C. hippurus of the family Coryphaenidae) of tropical and temperate seas —called also dolphin
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First Known Use of DOLPHINFISH

1840

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