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Microscopium

Syllabification: (Mi·cro·sco·pi·um)
Astronomy
Definition of Microscopium
  • a small and inconspicuous southern constellation (the Microscope), between Piscis Austrinus and Sagittarius.
  • (as genitive Microscopii /ˌmīkrəˈskōpē-ē, -pēˌī/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Gamma Microscopii

Origin:

modern Latin

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