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Ce⋅tus

[see-tuhs, sey-]
–noun, genitive Ce⋅ti [see-tahy, sey-tee] . Astronomy.
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.

Origin:
< L; see cet-
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Ce·tus   (sē'təs)   
n.  A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Eridanus.

[Latin cētus, whale, from Greek kētos.]
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