Equuleus

American  

[ih-kwoo-lee-uhs] / ɪˈkwu li əs /

noun

Astronomy.

Equulei genitive

1. the Little Horse, a small northern constellation between Delphinus and Aquarius.

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Equuleus British  

/ ɛˈkwʊlɪəs /

noun

1. a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Pegasus and Aquarius

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Etymology

Origin of Equuleus

from Latin: a young horse, from equus horse

Example Sentences

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Equuleus Equulei

The Hamptons Cup Polo match, which raised more than $500,000 for Robin Hood’s antipoverty work, was held Aug. 5 at the Equuleus Polo Club in Water Mill, N.Y.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2018

To the right of Equuleus, towards the west-south-west is the constellation Delphinus.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

Aratus, living four hundred years earlier than Ptolemy, differs only from him in that he reckons the cluster of the Pleiades—counted by Ptolemy in Taurus—as a separate constellation, but he has no constellation of Equuleus.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

Towards the right of ε Pegasi and lower down are seen the three fourth-magnitude stars which mark the constellation Equuleus.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

Immediately below Equuleus are the stars α1 and α^272 Capricorni, seen as a naked-eye double to the right of and above β.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

The most rapid of known revolving pairs is δ Equulei.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel