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Octans
[ ok-tanz ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Oc·tan·tis [ok-, tan, -tis].
- the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
Octans
/ ˈɒktænz /
noun
- a faint constellation in the S hemisphere in which the S celestial pole is situated
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