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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.

Origin:
< 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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