Fomalhaut

(fō′məl hôt′, -məl ōt′)

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus: magnitude, 1.2

Origin: Fr < Ar fum al-ḥūt, lit., mouth of the fish

See Fomalhaut in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 24 light-years from Earth.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic fam al-ḥūt, mouth of the fish, Fomalhaut

Origin: : fam, mouth; see p in Semitic roots

Origin: + al-, the

Origin: + ḥūt, fish

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