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Circinus
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proper noun
  1. (constellation) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
Translations:
  • French: Compas
  • German: Zirkel
  • Spanish: Circinus
Etymology: Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From (term, circinus, , a pair of compasses, lang=la)

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