A large, colorful marine fish with a tall forehead, unrelated to dolphins despite its name; also called mahi-mahi or dorado.
Compound word combining 'dolphin' (from Greek 'delphis') and 'fish' (from Old English 'fisc'). Named for its supposed resemblance to dolphins, though it's actually a fish, not a mammal.
Dolphinfish is one of nature's great naming disasters—it's not a dolphin at all, but a fish, which confuses everyone! The confusion is so widespread that fishermen often use the Hawaiian-origin name 'mahi-mahi' instead, which means 'strong-strong'.
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