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proper noun 
  1. (constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Translations: 
  • French: Poupe
  • German: Achterdeck des Schiffs
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: Puppis
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From puppis, the "stern of a ship"


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