"Eridanus" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Eridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Eridanus}} Latin Eridanus, {{uder|en|grc|Ἠριδανός}} Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eridanus
  1. (astronomy) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus. Categories (topical): Constellations Translations (constellation): Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 波江座 (bo¹ gong¹ zo⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 波江座 (Bōjiāngzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Eridanus (Finnish), Éridan (French), Eridano (Galician), Eridanus (German), Ηριδανός (Iridanós) [masculine] (Greek), an Abhainn [feminine] (Irish), エリダヌス座 (Eridanusu-za) (Japanese), Эридан (Éridan) (Kazakh), Sungai (Malay), Erydan [masculine] (Polish), Эридан (Eridan) (Russian), Eridanus (Spanish), Ilog (Tagalog), Eridanus (Turkish), Irmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Eridanus-en-name-N8HDr00X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 68 32 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'constellation': 100 0
  2. (Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Eridanus-en-name-tBtGfYck Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Eridanos Derived forms: Eridani

Alternative forms

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