delphinus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila
  2. noun type genus of the Delphinidae
    genus Delphinus.

WordNet

Del*phi"nus noun
Etymology
L., a dolphin, fr. Gr. , .
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, #1
  2. (Astron.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila.

Webster 1913