Columba

(kə lum′bə)

noun

a S constellation near Canis Major

Columba, Saint ( 521-597); Ir. missionary: converted Scotland to Christianity: his day is June 9

See Columba in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and Puppis. Also called Dove.

Origin:

Origin: Latin columba, dove

also Col·um

Irish missionary who established a monastery on the island of Iona and subsequently Christianized northern Scotland.

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