Associations to the word «Circinus»

Wiktionary

CIRCINUS, proper noun. (constellation) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.

Dictionary definition

CIRCINUS, noun. A small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe.

Wise words

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