delfīns

Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin delphīnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

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delfīns m (1st declension)

1. dolphin (maritime mammals of the family Delphinidae)

   delfīniem kā visiem vaļveidīgajiem ir vārpstas formas ķermenis ― dolphins, like all Cetaceans, have a spindle-shaped body

   delfīna galvas smadzenes savas attīstības ziņā ir pārākas par visu, ko mēs pazīstam dzīvnieku pasaulē ― the dolphin's brain, as regards its development, is superior to everything we know in the animal realm