Delphinus Definition

dĕl-fīnəs
noun
A small N constellation between Pegasus and Aquila; the Dolphin.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Delphinus
pronoun

(astronomy) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

Wiktionary

Origin of Delphinus

  • From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphin), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphis) "a dolphin".

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin delphīnus dolphin dolphin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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