[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mahimahi \mahimahi\ n.
   1. either of two large slender food and game fish
      coryphaena equisetis or coryphaena hippurus of warm
      waters. they are highly esteemed as food fish, especially
      in hawaii. see also dolphin2.

   syn: dolphin, dolphinfish.
        wordnet 1.5 +pjc

   2. lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. hawaii.

   syn: dolphinfish.
        wordnet 1.5 mahjong
see also:
coryphaena equisetis coryphaena hippurus dolphin2 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dolphin \dol"phin\ do^l"fi^n, n. f. dauphin dolphin,
   dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. of. dalphinal of the
   dauphin; fr. l. delphinus, gr. delfi`s a dolphin in senses
   1, 2, 3,  6, perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,
   skr. garbha; perh. akin to e. calf. cf. dauphin,
   delphine.
   1. zool. a cetacean of the genus delphinus and allied
      genera esp. delphinus delphis; the true dolphin.
      1913 webster

   note: the dolphin of the ancients delphinus delphis is
         common in the mediterranean and atlantic, and attains a
         length of from six to eight feet.
         1913 webster

   2. zool. the coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five
      feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of
      color when dying. it is the fish commonly known as the
      dolphin. the term is also applied to the related
      coryphaena equisetis. called also dolphinfish and
      especially in hawaii mahimahi. see also dolphinfish
      and coryphaenoid.

   syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi.
        1913 webster +pjc

   3. gr. delfi`s gr. antiq. a mass of iron or lead hung
      from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck
      of an enemy's vessel.
      1913 webster

   4. naut.
      a a kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
      b a spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a
          ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --r. h.
          dana.
      c a mooring post on a wharf or beach.
      d a permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the
          gunwale. --ham. nav. encyc.
          1913 webster

   5. gun. in old ordnance, one of the handles above the
      trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
      1913 webster

   6. astron. a small constellation between aquila and
      pegasus. see delphinus, n., 2.
      1913 webster

   dolphin fly zool., the black, bean, or collier, aphis
      aphis fable, destructive to beans.

   dolphin striker naut., a short vertical spar under the
      bowsprit.
      1913 webster
see also:
dauphin delphine delphinus delphinus delphis coryphaena hippuris coryphaena equisetis 
dolphinfish mahimahi coryphaenoid dolphin fly aphis fable 
dolphin striker 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dolphinfish \dolphinfish\ n.
   either of two large slender food and game fish coryphaena
   equisetis or coryphaena hippurus of warm waters. they are
   highly esteemed as food fish, especially in hawaii, where
   they are usually referred to as mahimahi. see also
   dolphin2.

   syn: dolphin, mahimahi.
        wordnet 1.5 +pjc
see also:
coryphaena equisetis coryphaena hippurus mahimahi dolphin2 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

mahimahi
     n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters
          especially hawaii syn: dolphinfish
     2: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm
        seas especially around hawaii syn: dolphinfish, dolphin
see also:
dolphinfish dolphin 

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