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[syn: Delphinus, genus Delphinus]
The 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
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Delphinus
n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and
Aquila
2: type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: Delphinus, genus
Delphinus]