Piscis Austrinus

[ pahy-sis aw-strahy-nuhs, pis-is ]

noun,genitive Pis·cis Aus·tri·ni [pahy-sis aw-strahy-nahy, pis-is]. /ˈpaɪ sɪs ɔˈstraɪ naɪ, ˈpɪs ɪs/. Astronomy.
  1. the Southern Fish, a southern constellation between Aquarius and Grus, containing the bright star Fomalhaut.

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Piscis Austrinus

/ (ˈpɪsɪs ɒˈstraɪnəs, ˈpaɪ-) /


nounLatin genitive Piscis Austrini (ɒˈstraɪnaɪ)
  1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Aquarius and Grus and containing the first-magnitude star Fomalhaut

Origin of Piscis Austrinus

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Latin: the Southern Fish

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