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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 dolphin[2].
  
     Syn: dolphin, dolphinfish.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     2. lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. Hawaii.
  
     Syn: dolphinfish.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  dolphin \dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]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 Coryph[ae]na 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 Coryph[ae]noid.
  
     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 (Zo["o]l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis
        ({Aphis fable), destructive to beans.
  
     Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the
        bowsprit.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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
     dolphin[2].
  
     Syn: dolphin, mahimahi.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mahi-mahi
     n.
     A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is
  commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mahimahi
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en mahi-mahi)
     Tokelauan n.
     mahi-mahi ''(Coryphaena hippurus)''
     Tokelauan n.
     sting of a sunburn

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  mahi-mahi
     n.
     A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is
  commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  mahimahi
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en mahi-mahi)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  mahi-mahi
     n.
     A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is
  commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  mahimahi
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en mahi-mahi)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  mahi-mahi
     n.
     A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is
  commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  mahimahi
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en mahi-mahi)

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  mahi-mahi /mˈɑːhaɪ mˈɑːhaɪ/ 
  dolfiini
  large food and game fish

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  mahi-mahi /mˈɑːhaɪ mˈɑːhaɪ/ 
  シイラ, 鱪
  large food and game fish

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  mahi-mahi /mˈɑːhaɪ mˈɑːhaɪ/ 
  guldmakrill
  large food and game fish

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