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Pictor

Syllabification: (Pic·tor)
Pronunciation: /ˈpiktər/
Astronomy
Definition of Pictor
  • an inconspicuous southern constellation (the Easel or Painter), close to the star Canopus.
  • (as genitive Pictoris /picˈtôris/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Beta Pictoris

Origin:

Latin

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