Meaning of শুশুক in English
- A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
- 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. See Coryphaenoid.
- A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
- A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
- A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
- A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
- A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
- In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.
- A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
- Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer.
- A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.
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