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Tucana

[ too-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-, tyoo- ]

noun

Astronomy.
genitive Tucanae
  1. the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.


Tucana

/ ٳːˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a faint extensive constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydrus and Eridanus, containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tucana1

< New Latin: toucan
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tucana1

probably from Tupi: toucan
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Example Sentences

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At Farnborough he met with the CEO of Tucana, an engineering firm in Ukraine forced to relocate to Armenia after the Russian invasion began.

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Erkal is hoping the imprint left on Tucana III by that encounter could be used to weigh that satellite.

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