Tucana

American

[too-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-, tyoo-] / tuˈkæn ə, -ˈkɑ nə, -ˈkeɪ-, tyu- /

noun

Astronomy.

GENITIVE

Tucanae

the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.

Tucana British

/ tuːˈkɑːnə /

noun

a faint extensive constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydrus and Eridanus, containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud

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Etymology

Origin of Tucana

< New Latin: toucan

Example Sentences

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At Farnborough he met with the CEO of Tucana, an engineering firm in Ukraine forced to relocate to Armenia after the Russian invasion began.

From Seattle Times

Erkal is hoping the imprint left on Tucana III by that encounter could be used to weigh that satellite.

From Science Magazine

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