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Aquila vs Delphinus - What's the difference?

aquila | delphinus |

In constellation terms the difference between aquila and delphinus

is that aquila is a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair while delphinus is a small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

aquila

Translingual

Proper noun

  • Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.
  • The eagles belong to the genus Aquila .

    Hypernyms

    * (genus) (Accipitridae Hypernyms); Aquilinae - subfamily

    Hyponyms

    * (genus) Aquila adalberti'', ''Aquila africana'', ''Aquila audax'', ''Aquila chrysaetos'', ''Aquila clanga'', ''Aquila fasciata'', ''Aquila gurneyi'', ''Aquila hastata'', ''Aquila heliaca'', ''Aquila nipalensis'', ''Aquila pomarina'', ''Aquila rapax'', ''Aquila spilogaster'', ''Aquila verreauxii'', Aquila wahlbergi - species

    References

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    delphinus

    Translingual

    (wikipedia Delphinus)

    Proper noun

  • Hypernyms

    * (genus) (Delphinidae Hypernyms)

    Hyponyms

    * (genus)  - species