aurora australis

[ aw-strey-lis ]

nounMeteorology.
  1. the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere.

Origin of aurora australis

1
1735–45; <New Latin: southern aurora; see austral1

Words Nearby aurora australis

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use aurora australis in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for aurora australis

aurora australis

/ (ɒˈstreɪlɪs) /


noun
  1. (sometimes capital) the aurora seen around the South Pole: Also called: southern lights

Origin of aurora australis

1
New Latin: southern aurora

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012