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Cen⋅tau⋅rus

  [sen-tawr-uhs]
–noun, genitive -tau⋅ri  [-tawr-ahy] .
Astronomy. the Centaur, a southern constellation between Lupus and Vela, containing the triple-star system Alpha Centauri.
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< L; see centaur
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Cen·tau·rus   (sěn-tôr'əs)   
n.  A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Vela and Lupus.

[Latin Centaurus, centaur; see centaur.]
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Centaurus   (sěn-tôr'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Libra. Centaurus (the Centaur) contains Alpha Centauri, the star nearest Earth.
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