Puppis
词源链
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Puppis
词源说明
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin puppis (“stern of a ship”). Doublet of poop.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 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.