Vulpecula

[vuhl-pek-yuh-luh]

noun, genitive Vul·pec·u·lae [vuhl-pek-yuh-lee] /vʌlˈpɛk yəˌli/. Astronomy.

the Little Fox, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Aquila.

Origin of Vulpecula

1865–70; < Latin vulpēcula, equivalent to vulpē(s) fox + -cula -cule¹

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Examples from the Web for vulpecula

I declare you are too clever; the constellation you've turned up on the globe is vulpecula et anser.'
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for vulpecula

Vulpecula

noun Latin genitive Vulpeculae (vʌlˈpɛkjʊˌliː)

a faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cygnus and Aquila

Word Origin for Vulpecula

C19: from Latin: a little fox, from vulpēs a fox

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