Argo (redirected from Argo Navis)

Ar·go  (ärg)

n.

1. Greek Mythology The ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece.

2. Formerly, a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, lying between Canis Major and the Southern Cross, now divided into four smaller constellations, Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela.

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[Latin Arg, from Greek.]

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Argo¹

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece

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Argo²

n Latin genitive Argus [ˈɑːgəs]

(Astronomy) an extensive constellation in the S hemisphere now subdivided into the smaller constellations of Puppis, Vela, Carina, and Pyxis Also called Argo Navis [ˈneɪvɪs]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Argo - formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela Carina - a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus Puppis - a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat Pyxis - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia Vela - a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'"