Eridanus

[ ih-rid-n-uh s ]
/ ɪˈrɪd n əs /

noun, genitive E·rid·a·ni [ih-rid-n-ahy] /ɪˈrɪd nˌaɪ/. Astronomy.

the River, a large southern constellation between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for eridanus

Eridanus
/ (ɛˈrɪdənəs) /

noun Latin genitive Eridani (ɛˈrɪdəˌnaɪ)

a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar

Word Origin for Eridanus

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