Translation of 海豚 – Traditional Chinese–English dictionary
海豚
dolphin
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/ˈdɒl.fɪn/us
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/ˈdɑːl.fɪn/ B1 noun a sea mammal that is large, smooth, and grey, with a long, pointed mouth
(Translation of 海豚 from the Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples in english of dolphin
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Research on a broader range of species has been limited by an availability bias favoring the bottlenose dolphin.
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These abilities appear to be reserved for humans, great apes, and possibly, dolphins.
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One possibility is suggested by the way in which the dolphins' matching behaviours appear reminiscent of synchronised swimming, where two individuals perform similar acts simultaneously.
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We have suggested several aspects of the natural history of whales and dolphins that may have promoted the evolution of these complex cultures.
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The extremely divergent nature of these features from that of other mammalian brains continues to be the centerpoint of active debate about dolphin intelligence.
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This is also true for the "sponging" behavior of dolphins.
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Her answer was that we provided substantial evidence and a cogent argument for declarative consciousness as a shared psychological property in humans, monkeys, and dolphins.
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It may be premature to restrict the phenomenon of culture to humans, after reflecting on the brain and behavioural evidence for social evolution in dolphins.
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