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Eridanus definition

Erida·nus (ē rid′ə nəs)

noun

a long S constellation extending from the celestial equator to Hydrus and including the bright star Achernar

Etymology: L < Gr Ēridanos, poetic name of the Po River

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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