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Piscis Austrinus

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Pi·scis Aus·tri·nus  (pss ô-strns)
n.
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Grus.
[New Latin Piscis Austrnus : Latin piscis, fish + Latin austrnus, southern.]
Piscis Austrinus [ˈpɪsɪs ɒˈstraɪnəs ˈpaɪ-]
n Latin genitive Piscis Austrini [ɒˈstraɪnaɪ]
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Aquarius and Grus and containing the first-magnitude star Fomalhaut
[Latin: the Southern Fish]
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