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Delphinus

Delphinus proper noun: a small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

Proper noun

Delphinus

  1. A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
    Synonyms:
    Dolphin

Delphinus meaning in Hindi, Malayalam and Malay

Delphinus in Hindi

constellation
सूंस तारामंडल sūns tārāmaṇḍal

Delphinus in Malayalam

Delphinus
അവിട്ടം aviṭṭaṁ

Delphinus in Malay

constellation
Ikan Lumba-Lumba

Synonyms of Delphinus

Origin of Delphinus

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”). Doublet of dolphin.

Words formed from Delphinus

  • Delphini

Questions about Delphinus

What does Delphinus mean?
Delphinus means a small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
What is Delphinus in Hindi?
Delphinus in Hindi is सूंस तारामंडल (sūns tārāmaṇḍal). See Delphinus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Delphinus?
Delphinus is a proper noun.

Words near Delphinus in the dictionary

  1. delphinologists
  2. delphinology
  3. delphins
  4. delphinula
  5. delphinulas
  6. Delphinus
  7. delphisine
  8. Delphonse
  9. Delphos
  10. delphs
  11. delphware

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Delphinus (page history and authors); അവിട്ടം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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