'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