Octans

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(äk′tanz)

noun

a S constellation containing the celestial pole

Origin: ModL: see octant

See Octans in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The constellation that includes the southern celestial pole.

Origin:

Origin: Latin Octāns, half quadrant

Origin: , from octō, eight; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots

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