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Del·phi·nus
(dĕl-fī′nəs)n.
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila.
[Latin delphīnus, dolphin; see dolphin.]
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Delphinus
(dɛlˈfaɪnəs)n, Latin genitive Delphini (dɛlˈfaɪnaɪ)
(Celestial Objects) a small constellation in the N hemisphere, between Pegasus and Sagitta
[C17: from Latin: dolphin]
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Del•phi•nus
(dɛlˈfaɪ nəs)n. gen. -ni (-naɪ)
the Dolphin, a northern constellation between Aquila and Pegasus.
[< Latin delphīnus dolphin]
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2. | Delphinus - type genus of the Delphinidae mammal genus - a genus of mammals Delphinidae, family Delphinidae - dolphins common dolphin, Delphinus delphis - black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; |
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Delfinen