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Telescopium

American  
[tel-uh-skoh-pee-uhm] / ˌtɛl əˈskoʊ pi əm /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Telescopii

  1. the Telescope, a small southern constellation between Ara and Corona Austrinus.

Telescopium British  
/ ˌtɛlɪˈskəʊpɪəm /

noun

  1. an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara

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Etymology

Origin of Telescopium

From New Latin; telescope

Example Sentences

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In the Mangrove creeks we found Telescopium, Pleurotoma; and heaps of oyster-shells, for the first time on our journey.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

The little constellation Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, lies south and west of Sagittarius, east of Scorpio, and west of Telescopium.

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

Pavo, the Peacock, lies north of Octans and Apus, and south of Telescopium.

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

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