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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

At Farnborough he met with the CEO of Tucana, an engineering firm in Ukraine forced to relocate to Armenia after the Russian invasion began.

Erkal is hoping the imprint left on Tucana III by that encounter could be used to weigh that satellite.

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