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单词 piscis australis
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Piscis Australisn.

Brit. /ˌpʌɪsɪs ɔːˈstrɑːlɪs/, /ˌpʌɪsɪs ɒˈstreɪlɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌpaɪsɪs ɔˈstreɪlɪs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Piscis austrālis.
Etymology: < classical Latin Piscis austrālis < piscis fish (see Pisces n. and adj.) + austrālis austral adj. Compare earlier Piscis Austrinus n.
Astronomy.
= Piscis Austrinus n. Also used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation (now rare).
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1675 E. Sherburne in tr. M. Manilius Sphere 22 The Southern is call'd Haut al Gjenubi, i.e. Piscis Australis. The whole Constellation consists, according to Ptolomy, of 38 Stars.
1742 R. Long Astron. I. ii. ii. 175 The ancient constellations... Piscis australis, the S. Fish.
?1768–9 Encycl. Brit. (1771) I. 487 The ancient Constellations [include]..Corona Australis,..Piscis Australis.
1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 183 Piscis Australis, the Southern Fish, is a small constellation south of Aquarius.
1881 Science 2 Apr. 155 α Piscis Australis (Fomalhaut).—This star is visible at home sometimes.
1935 S. G. Barton & W. H. Barton Guide to Constellations i. 39 Piscis Austrinus, or ‘Piscis Australis’, as it is frequently called, lies just south of Aquarius.
2001 Macarthur Chron. (Austral.) (Nexis) 16 Oct. Swimming just to the north of Grus..is the constellation Piscis Austrinus, also known as Piscis Australis, the Southern Fish.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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