delphinus

2 definitions found

delphinus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

delphinus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Delphinus
      n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and
           Aquila
      2: type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: Delphinus, genus   Delphinus
         ]