"Praesepe" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin praes(a)epe (“enclousre, pen, name of star cluster”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praesaepe||enclousre, pen, name of star cluster|alt=praes(a)epe}} Latin praes(a)epe (“enclousre, pen, name of star cluster”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Praesepe
  1. (astronomy) The Beehive Cluster, an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.
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