Relating to dolphins; or relating to the delphinium plant or its chemical compounds.
From delphin- + -ic (adjective suffix). Can refer either to dolphins or to alkaloid compounds found in Delphinium species.
Delphinic alkaloids in delphinium plants are so toxic that farmers have to keep them fenced away from livestock—a single plant can poison a cow, yet bees seem completely unaffected.
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