Vulpecula Definition

vŭl-pĕkyə-lə
noun
A N constellation in the Milky Way between Delphinus and Cygnus.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(astronomy) A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky.

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Origin of Vulpecula

  • New Latin Vulpēcula from Latin vulpēcula diminutive of vulpēs fox vulpine

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

  • Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin vulpēcula "little fox".

    From Wiktionary

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