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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.]
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Noun1.Circinus - a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe
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