English Explanatory Dictionary

Tucana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.

Word forms

Tucana

Etymology

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From later Latin tucana (“toucan”).

Derived words

Tucanae
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