delfeno
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From French dauphin, English dolphin, German Delphin, Russian дельфин, and Polish delfin, ultimately from Latin delphīnus, with -ino altered to -eno to avoid confusion with the suffix -ino.
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delfeno (accusative singular delfenon, plural delfenoj, accusative plural delfenojn)
- a dolphin
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- delfeniĉo (neologism), virdelfeno (“male dolphin, dolphin bull”) (idiomatic)
- delfenido (“young dolphin, dolphin calf”)
- delfenino (“female dolphin, dolphin cow”)