dolphin oor Xhosa

dolphin

/ˈdɒlfɪn/, /ˈdɑːlfɪn/, /ˈdɑl.fɪn/ naamwoord

A carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

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IHlengesi

marine mammals, closely related to whales and porpoises

ihlengesi

A carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves.

Dolphin

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Dolphin-strikers were not fitted with the flying jib-boom until 1794.
Uqushululu kwihlengesi alunakulunga kwezi bhabhayo iseyile engunxantathu phambi kweseyile enkulu ukugquma de kube ngunyaka wewaka linamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi asithoba anesine.

One victim is the graceful baiji dolphin of China’s Yangtze River.
Elinye ixhoba lihlengesi elithandekayo ekuthiwa yibaiji elikuMlambo iYangtze yaseTshayina.

(James 1:17) For that matter, a bird in full song, a rollicking pup, or a playful dolphin all testify that Jehovah created the animals to enjoy life in their respective habitats.
(Yakobi 1:17) Ngenxa yoko, intaka entyilozayo, injana eziqikaqikayo okanye ihlengesi elizidlalelayo zonke zinikela ubungqina bokuba uYehova wazidala izilwanyana ukuze zibunandiphe ubomi kwiindawo ezahlukahlukeneyo ezihlala kuzo.

At certain exposed berths, usually where the shore bollards or dolphins may not be strong enough to hold a ship in high winds, on-fast or holding-on moorings are provided.
kwindawo ethile yokulala etyhiliweyo, apho iintsika ekubotshelelwa kuzo intambo yenqanawa okanye kwiziqobo zomthi ezime kwisango ledokisi zisenokungabi namandl angokwaneleyo okubamba inqanawa kwimimoya ezinqwithela ezivythuzayo, iintambo zokubophelela inqanwa zokuyikhawulezisa nokuyicothisa zinikezelwe.

But dolphins have a secret, part of which lies in their blubber, a complex substance also found under the skin of porpoises, whales, and other marine animals.
Kodwa ke iidolphin zincedwa ngamafutha azo, afumaneka nakwezinye izilwanyana zasemanzini njengehlengezi, umnenga nezinye.

Sonar in dolphins is superior to the human imitation
Iidolfini zizodlula le izixhobo ezenziwa ngabantu zokukhangela izinto eziphantsi kwamanzi ngezandi zamaza

These were essential for staying over a dolphin-striker.
Ezi zibalulekileyo ukuba zingahlala ngaphezu kuqhushululu lwehlengesi.

Dolphins.
Ihlengesi

(Isaiah 35:4-6) In that new world, I look forward to swimming with the whales and dolphins, exploring the mountains with a lion and her cubs, and doing something as simple as walking on a beach.
(Isaya 35:4-6) Kwelo hlabathi litsha, ndikhangele phambili ekuqubheni neminenga namahlengesi, ekuhambeni ezintabeni nengonyama namathole ayo, nokwenza eyona nto ilula enjengokuhamba elwandle.

Wild dolphins regularly visit Monkey Mia beach
Amahlengesi aza rhoqo kunxweme lwaseMonkey Mia

Perhaps you wish that you could soar like an albatross, swim like a dolphin, see like an eagle, or run like a cheetah.
Mhlawumbi unqwenela ukubhabha njengealbatross, ukudada njengedolphin, ukubona njengokhozi okanye ukubaleka njengehlosi.

Dolphins are mooring posts, usually composed of groups of piles, driven into the bottom of a harbour.
Idilphini sisibonda esibotshelelwe iintamiso, sidla ngokwenziwa, ngeqela lesikhala ezijulwe emazantsi ezibuko.

Dolphins
Iziqobo zomthi ezime kwisango ledokisi

These include airplane wings with features like those of birds, submarines shaped like dolphins, and concrete structures designed like human bones.
Oku kuquka amaphiko eenqwelomoya afana naweentaka, iinkwili ezimile okweenguza neentsika zekhonkile eziyilwe okwamathambo omntu.

Dolphins play together and have even protected other animals or swimmers in distress.
Iintlengethwa zidlala kunye yaye zide zikhusele nezinye izilwanyana okanye iindadi ezisengozini.

Read about a remarkable World Heritage area where dolphins are hand-fed in the wild.
Khawufunde ngendawo Ebalulekileyo yoMhlaba xa iidolphin zisondliwa ngezandla.

At certain exposed berths, usually where the shore bollards or dolphins may not be strong enough to hold a ship in high winds, on-fast or holding-on moorings are provided.
Kwezinye iindawo apho imisa khona inqanawa apho intsika zonxweme okanye isakhiwo esikhusela ibhlorho azinakuba nomndla awuxelayo okubamba inqanawa kwimimoya emikhulu, kwizibopheleli ezibambayo ezikhona.

Indeed, viral infections seem to be spreading farther and faster than ever, especially among animals high on the food chain, such as dolphins and seabirds.
Enyanisweni, kukhangeleka ngathi izifo zinwenw’ okomlilo wedobo yaye ziyagqugqisa, ingakumbi kwizilwanyana ezitshotsh’ entla kumjikelo wokutya njengamahlengesi neentaka zaselwandle.

In some zoos you can even see exhibits of birds of prey in flight or watch dolphins performing their own aerial acrobatics.
Kweminye yale mizi unokubona imiboniso yeentaka ezitya inyama zibhabha okanye ubukele [iidolfini] zisenza uqulukubhede.

The Dolphin at Our Doorstep 16
Ngaba Iidemon Zikho Ngokwenene? 16

In 1964 a local fisherwoman threw a fish to a lone dolphin splashing around her boat at Monkey Mia.
Ngowe-1964 ibhinqa lalapha elingumlobi laphosa intlanzi kwihlengesi elalihamba lodwa lijikeleza iphenyane lalo eMonkey Mia.

These days, dolphins, often with their young, visit Monkey Mia beach most mornings.
Sithethanje, phantse ntsasa nganye, amahlengesi ehamba namathole awo, atyelela unxweme lwaseMonkey Mia.

Another endangered species, at least as far as the Mekong is concerned, is the Irrawaddy dolphin.
Enye into esengozini yokuphela efumaneka kwiMekong, ngumnenga okuthiwa yi-Irrawaddy.

A short perpendicular spar, under the bowsprit-end, used for guying down the head-stays. (See DOLPHIN-STRIKER.)
Imasti/intsika emfutshane ethe nkqo, phantsi komva wentsika ephumela phambili enqanaweni ekubotshelelwa kuyo iintambo zeseyile, esetyenziselwa ukubophelela izinto zokuhombisa.

Some tell of dolphins herding fish into the shallows in the 1950’s —a practice that can still be seen today.
Abanye bathi ngeminyaka yee-1950 amahlengesi ayekhokelela iintlanzi kwiindawo ezisisidibi—yaye oku kusenzeka nanamhlanje.