'Delphinus' definitions:

Definition of 'Delphinus'

(from WordNet)
noun
A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila
noun
Type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: Delphinus, genus Delphinus]

Definition of 'Delphinus'

From: GCIDE
  • Delphinus \Del*phi"nus\, n. [L., a dolphin, fr. Gr. delfi`s, delfi`n.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, 1. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Astron.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila. [1913 Webster] Delsarte

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