(δελφίς/delphís and δελφίν/delphín, Lat. delphinus and delphin).
[1] Representative of the small viviparous whale
A frequent representative in the Mediterranean of the small viviparous whale, with a spout (αὐλός; aulós), articulation of sounds, and pulmonary respiration (Aristot. Hist. an. 1,5,489a 35-b 5; 4,9,535b 32-536a 4; 8,2,589a 31-b 11 with a discussion of its role as an aquatic animal, ἔνυδρος; énydros), was admired chiefly by the Greeks as…