| 释义 |
‖ Delphinus|dɛlˈfaɪnəs|
The Latin word for ‘dolphin’: in Zool., the name of the cetacean genus containing the Dolphin and its co-species; in Astron., one of the ancient constellations of the northern hemisphere, figured as a dolphin.
a1672Willughby Ichthyogr. (1686) Tab. A j, Delphinus. 1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 566/2 The Delphini..have also a narrow rostrum. |