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Centaurus

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Word	Definition
centaurnoun	(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
the centaur	a novel by John Updike, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1963.

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Word	Definition
centaurnoun	(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
the centaur	a novel by John Updike, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1963.
scorpiusnoun	(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac, roughly shaped like a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares.
n centaurinoun	A double star in the constellation of Centaurus.
hadarnoun	The second brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus, Beta Centauri
proxima centaurinoun	(astronomy) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system.
triangulum australenoun	(astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.
atlasnoun	A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
orion's beltnoun	(astronomy) A bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.
summer trianglenoun	(uranography) A bright asterism of the northern summer sky. Its corners are the three 1st-magnitude stars Altair (α Aql), Deneb (α Cyg), and Vega (α Lyr).
northern crossnoun	(astronomy) A summer asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a cross. It includes the stars Deneb and Albireo.
t tauri starnoun	(astronomy) Any of a class of young visible stars having optical variability; they are often surrounded by a protoplanetary disc.
centnoun	(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
winter trianglenoun	[the W- T-] (uranography) A bright asterism of the northern winter sky. Its corners are the three 1st-magnitude stars Betelgeuse (α Ori), Procyon (α CMi), and Sirius (α CMa).
constellationnoun	(modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
cynosurenoun	(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
eta carinaenoun	(astronomy) A stellar system in the constellation of Carina.
megaconstellationnoun	(space flight) A very large swarm of satellites in one satellite network
telescopiumnoun	(astronomy) A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.
cursanoun	(astronomy) Beta Eridani, the second-brightest star in the constellation of Eridanus.