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Tucana

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Tu·ca·na  (t-kn, -kä-, ty-)
n.
A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Indus and Hydrus, containing the smaller Magellanic Clouds.
[Tupi tucana, toucan.]
Tucana [tuːˈkɑːnə]
n Latin genitive Tucanae [tuːˈkɑːniː]
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a faint extensive constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydrus and Eridanus, containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud
[probably from Tupi: toucan]
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Noun1.TucanaTucana - a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud


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