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Puppis

American  
[puhp-is] / ˈpʌp ɪs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Puppis

  1. the Stern, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.

Puppis British  
/ ˈpʌpɪs /

noun

  1. a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Vela and Canis Major, a section of which is crossed by the Milky Way

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Etymology

Origin of Puppis

< Latin: stern of a ship, poop

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