"dolphin hugger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dolphin huggers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dolphin hugger (plural dolphin huggers)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) An environmentalist who is considered to be too earnest. Tags: colloquial, derogatory
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  2. (colloquial, derogatory) A would-be marine biologist who wants to work with animals but has little interest in science and academia. Tags: colloquial, derogatory
    Sense id: en-dolphin_hugger-en-noun-Y~F-mFw- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

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