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Eridanus in British English
(ɛˈrɪdənəs)
nounWord forms: Latin genitive Eridani (ɛˈrɪdəˌnaɪ)
a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
Word origin
from Greek Eridanos river in Italy (sometimes identified with the Po) into which, according to legend,Phaëthon fellEridanus in American English
(iˈrɪdənəs)
noun
a long S constellation extending from the celestial equator to Hydrus and including the bright star Achernar
Word origin
L < Gr Ēridanos, poetic name of the Po RiverImage ofEridanus
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