Eridanus Definition

ĭ-rĭdn-əs
noun
A long S constellation extending from the celestial equator to Hydrus and including the bright star Achernar.
Webster's New World
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus.
American Heritage
pronoun

(astronomy) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.

Wiktionary

(Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.

Wiktionary

Origin of Eridanus

  • From Latin Eridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanos).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek Ēridanos mythical river associated with the myth of Phaeton

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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