Delphinus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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