Delphinus

Delphinus
noun Etymology: Latin (genitive Delphini), literally, dolphin, from Greek delphin-, delphis Date: 1854 a northern constellation nearly west of Pegasus

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  • Delphinus — Delphinus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Delphinus — bezeichnet: eine Gattung der Delfine, siehe Delphinus (Gattung), mit dem Gemeinen Delfin (Delphinus delphis) und dem Langschnäuzigen Gemeinen Delfin (Delphinus capensis) Delphin (Sternbild), ein Sternbild Diese Sei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Delphinus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Delphinus (delfín en latín) puede referirse a: la constelación del Delfín; el género Delphinus de delfines; Obtenido de Delphinus Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Delphinus — Del*phi nus, n. [L., a dolphin, fr. Gr. delfi s, delfi n.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Delphīnus — (lat.), 1) so v.w. Delphin, s.d.; 2) so v.w. Dauphin …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Delphīnus — (lat.), der Delphin; als Titel soviel wie Dauphin (s.d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Delphinus — [del fī′nəs] n. [L, lit., dolphin: see DELPHINIUM] a small N constellation between Pegasus and Aquila; the Dolphin …   English World dictionary

  • Delphinus — For other uses, see Delphinus (disambiguation). Delphinus Constellation List of stars in Delphinus Abbreviation Del Genitive …   Wikipedia

  • Delphinus — Delphinus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • DELPHINUS — I. DELPHINUS Gall. Dauphin, cognomen primogeniti filii Galliae Regis. vide in voce Delphinalus. II. DELPHINUS Ioh. Antonius, vide ibt. III. DELPHINUS piscis. vide Delphin. IV. DELPHINUS sideris nomen. Varro de R. Rustic. l. 2. c. 5. Stellas eius… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Delphinus — noun 1. a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila • Instance Hypernyms: ↑constellation 2. type genus of the Delphinidae • Syn: ↑genus Delphinus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • …   Useful english dictionary

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