Eridanus

[ ih-rid-n-uhs ]

noun,genitive E·rid·a·ni [ih-rid-n-ahy]. /ɪˈrɪd nˌaɪ/. Astronomy.
  1. the River, a large southern constellation between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.

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Eridanus

/ (ɛˈrɪdənəs) /


nounLatin genitive Eridani (ɛˈrɪdəˌnaɪ)
  1. a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar

Origin of Eridanus

1
from Greek Eridanos river in Italy (sometimes identified with the Po) into which, according to legend, Phaëthon fell

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