Delphinus
See also: delphinus
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Etymology edit
From Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”), from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís, “dolphin”).
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – common dolphins.
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- (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
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- (genus): Delphinus delphis (short-beaked common dolphin) - type species; Delphinus capensis (long-beaked common dolphin), Delphinus ponticus (Black Sea common dolphin), Delphinus tropicalis (Indo-Pacific common dolphin) - other species
References edit
- Delphinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Common Dolphin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Delphinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”). Doublet of dolphin.
Proper noun edit
Delphinus
- (astronomy) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
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