Tucana


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Tu·ca·na

(to͞o-kā′nə, -kä′-, tyo͞o-)
n.
A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Indus and Hydrus, containing the Small Magellanic Cloud.
[New Latin Tucana, from tucana, toucan, from Tupí tucána.]
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Tucana

(tuːˈkɑːnə)
n, Latin genitive Tucanae (tuːˈkɑːniː)
(Celestial Objects) a faint extensive constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydrus and Eridanus, containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud
[probably from Tupi: toucan]
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