单词 | Praesepe |
释义 | Praesepe /pri see"pee, pruy"seuh pee'/, n. Astron. an open star cluster in the center of the constellation Cancer, visible to the naked eye. Also called Beehive cluster, Manger. [1650-60; < L praesepe crib from which cattle or horses are fed, manger; the neighboring brighter stars Gamma and Delta Cancri (Asellus Borealis and Asellus Australis) were pictured as asses which fed from a manger] |
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