Fomalhaut


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Fo·mal·haut

 (fō′məl-hôt′)
n.
The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 24 light years from Earth.
[Arabic fam al-ḥūt, mouth of the fish, Fomalhaut : fam, mouth; see p in Semitic roots + al-, the + ḥūt, fish.]
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Fomalhaut

(ˈfəʊməˌləʊt)
n
(Astronomy) the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, possessing a protoplanetary disc. Distance: 25 light years. Spectral type A3V
[C16: from Arabic fum'l-hūt mouth of the fish, referring to its position in the constellation]
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