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proper nounA small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
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- Ancient Greekδελφίν
- Latindelphīnus
- EnglishDelphinus
From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”). Doublet of dolphin.
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Ancient Greek Δελφίς
- Δελφίς (Delphís)constellation
Chinese Cantonese 海豚座
- 海豚座 (hoi² tyun⁴ zo⁶)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 海豚座
- 海豚座 (Hǎitúnzuò)constellation
Dutch Dolfijn
- Dolfijnconstellation
Esperanto Delfeno
- Delfenoconstellation
Finnish Delfiini
- Delfiiniconstellation
French Dauphin
- Dauphinconstellation
German Delfin, Delphin
- Delfinconstellation
- Delphinconstellation
Greek Δελφίν
- Δελφίν (Delfín)constellation
Hindi सूंस तारामंडल
- सूंस तारामंडल (sūns tārāmaṇḍal)constellation
Irish an Deilf
- an Deilfconstellation
Japanese 海豚座, いるか座
- 海豚座 (Irukaza)constellation
- いるか座 (Irukaza)constellation
Malay Ikan Lumba-Lumba
- Ikan Lumba-Lumbaconstellation
Norwegian Delfinen
- Delfinenconstellation
Polish Delfin
- Delfinconstellation
Romanian Delfin
- Delfinconstellation
Russian Дельфин
- Дельфин (Delʹfin)constellation
Spanish Delphinus
- Delphinusconstellation
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APA
Delphinus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delphinus
MLA
“Delphinus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delphinus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Delphinus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delphinus.
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