Adelphia :: Adelphia (n.) A brotherhood, or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc..

Adelphous :: Adelphous (a.) Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as, monadelphous..

Delph :: Delph (n.) Delftware.

Delph :: Delph (n.) The drain on the land side of a sea embankment.

Delphian :: Delphian (a.) Delphic.

Delphic :: Delphic (a.) Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place..

Delphic :: Delphic (a.) Ambiguous; mysterious.

Delphin :: Delphin (a.) Alt. of Delphin.

Delphin :: Delphin (n.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.

Delphine :: Delphine (a.) Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini)..

Delphine :: Delphine (a.) Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes..

Delphinic :: Delphinic (n.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic..

Delphinic :: Delphinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria)..

Delphinine :: Delphinine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder..

Delphinoid :: Delphinoid (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin..

Delphinoidea :: Delphinoidea (n. pl.) The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms..

Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, 1..

Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila..

Diadelphia :: Diadelphia (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their filaments.

Diadelphian :: Diadelphian (a.) Alt. of Diadelphou.

Diadelphous :: Diadelphous (a.) Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens).

Didelphia :: Didelphia (n. pl.) The subclass of Mammalia which includes the marsupials. See Marsupialia.

Didelphian :: Didelphian (a.) Of or relating to the Didelphia.

Didelphian :: Didelphian (n.) One of the Didelphia.

Didelphic :: Didelphic (a.) Having the uterus double; of or pertaining to the Didelphia.

Didelphid :: Didelphid (a.) Same as Didelphic.

Didelphid :: Didelphid (n.) A marsupial animal.

Didelphous :: Didelphous (a.) Didelphic.

Didelphous :: Didelphous (n.) Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums, of which there are many species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in Appendix..

Didelphyc :: Didelphyc (a.) Same as Didelphic.

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