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Puppis

Syllabification: (Pup·pis)
Pronunciation: /ˈpəpis/

Astronomy
Definition of Puppis
  • a southern constellation (the Poop or Stern), lying partly in the Milky Way south of Canis Major and originally part of Argo.
  • (as genitive Puppis) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Zeta Puppis

Origin:

Latin

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