Delphinus
See also: delphinus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Delphinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – the common dolphins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Delphinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Delphinus capensis, Delphinus delphis, Delphinus rhinoceros, Delphinus tropicalis - species
References
English
Etymology
From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”).
Proper noun
Delphinus
- (astronomy) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
Spanish
Proper noun
Delphinus ?
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