"Pictor" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin pīctor (“easel”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pīctor|t=easel}} Latin pīctor (“easel”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pictor
  1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado. Wikipedia link: Pictor Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Pictoris Related terms: Kapteyn's Star Translations (constellation): Maalari (Finnish), Peintre [masculine] (French), Maler [masculine] (German), an Péintéir [masculine] (Irish), Pelukis (Malay), Malarz [masculine] (Polish), Живописец (Živopisec) (Russian), Pictor (Spanish)
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