Puppis

American  

[puhp-is] / ˈpʌp ɪs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Puppis

1. the Stern, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.

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Puppis British  

/ ˈpʌpɪs /

noun

1. a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Vela and Canis Major, a section of which is crossed by the Milky Way

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Etymology

Origin of Puppis

< Latin: stern of a ship, poop

Example Sentences

A censor might be difficult about such messages as: "Nova explosion Puppis shoot nightly using whole battery: 08095 13512 Urgent."

From Time Magazine Archive

This means: "Make systematic observations of bright new star in constellation Puppis near star Zeta using all telescopes."

From Time Magazine Archive

This star, which is the Algol variable V Puppis, has been found to be a spectroscopic binary.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

According to Dr. A. W. Roberts, the components of the following “Algol variables” “revolve in contact”: V Puppis, X Carinæ, β Lyræ, and υ Pegasi.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

Let us turn therefore to the case of another star, namely V Puppis, in which such evidence does already exist.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)