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aurora australis

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aurora aus·tra·lis  (ô-strls)
n. pl. aurora aus·tra·lis·es (-l-sz) or aurorae australis
An aurora that occurs in southern regions of the earth. Also called southern lights.
[New Latin aurra austrlis : Latin aurra, dawn + Latin austrlis, southern.]
aurora australis [ɒˈstreɪlɪs]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (sometimes capital) the aurora seen around the South Pole Also called southern lights
[New Latin: southern aurora]
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Noun1.aurora australis - the aurora of the southern hemisphereaurora australis - the aurora of the southern hemisphere
southern lights
aurora - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
Translations
aurora australis
n (Astron) → südliches Polarlicht, Südlicht nt
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Ia, wrth gwrs, does na'm pengwiniaid yn y Gogledd, felly yr Aurora Australis, nid y Borealis welodd y pengwin bach hwnnw.
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