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Tucana

[ too-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-, tyoo- ]

noun

, Astronomy.
, genitive Tu·can·ae [too-, kan, -ee, -, kah, -nee, -, key, -, tyoo-].
  1. the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.


Tucana

/ tuːˈkɑːnə /

noun

  1. a faint extensive constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydrus and Eridanus, containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tucana1

< New Latin: toucan
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tucana1

probably from Tupi: toucan
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Example Sentences

In Tucana is located one of the finest globular star clusters in the heavens, known as 47 Tucan.

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