DELPHINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Delphinus mean? 

• DELPHINUS (noun)
  The noun DELPHINUS has 2 senses:

1. a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila

2. type genus of the Delphinidae

  Familiarity information: DELPHINUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELPHINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Type genus of the Delphinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Delphinus; genus Delphinus

Hypernyms ("Delphinus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Delphinus"):

common dolphin; Delphinus delphis (black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water)

Holonyms ("Delphinus" is a member of...):

Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)

 Context examples 

During early September, the asteroid is so close to Earth that it is visible even with small telescopes as it passes through the constellations of Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus, Aquarius and Delphinus.

(Biggest Asteroid Ever Detected Flies Past Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Florence will brighten to ninth magnitude in late August and early September, when it will be visible in small telescopes for several nights as it moves through the constellations Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus, Aquarius and Delphinus.

(Large Asteroid to Safely Pass Earth on Sept. 1, NASA)