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Circinus

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Cir·ci·nus  (sûrs-ns)
n.
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe.
[Latin circinus, pair of compasses, from circus, circle; see circle.]
Circinus [ˈsɜːsɪnəs]
n Latin genitive Circini [ˈsɜːsɪˌnaɪ]
(Astronomy) a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Centaurus and the Southern Cross
[from Latin, a pair of compasses]
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Noun1.Circinus - a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe


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