puppis

English - Turkish

Definition of puppis in English Turkish dictionary

(Astronomi) pupa (takımyıldızı)

English - English

Definition of puppis in English English dictionary

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

a stern-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major

Hyphenation

Pup·pis

Etymology

() Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin puppis (“stern of a ship”).