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Fomalhaut

Syllabification: (Fo·mal·haut)
Pronunciation: /ˈfōməlˌhôt/

Astronomy
Definition of Fomalhaut
  • the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

Origin:

Arabic fam al-ḥūt 'mouth of the fish', from fam 'mouth' + al- 'the' + ḥūt 'fish'

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