"Puppis" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin puppis (“stern of a ship”). Doublet of poop. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|puppis||stern of a ship}} Latin puppis (“stern of a ship”), {{doublet|en|poop}} Doublet of poop Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Puppis
  1. (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis. Wikipedia link: Puppis Categories (topical): Constellations Related terms: poop deck, Argo, Argo Navis, Carina, Pyxis, Vela Translations (constellation): Peräkeula (Finnish), Poupe [feminine] (French), Popa (Galician), Achterdeck des Schiffs [neuter] (German), Deireadh na Loinge [masculine] (Irish), 艫座 (Tomoza) (alt: ともざ) (Japanese), Kekota (Malay), Akterstavnen (Norwegian Bokmål), Akterstemnen (Norwegian Nynorsk), Rufa [feminine] (Polish), Корма (Korma) (Russian), Puppis (Spanish)

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