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corona australis

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Co⋅ro⋅na Aus⋅tra⋅lis

[kuh-roh-nuh aw-strey-lis]
–noun, genitive Co⋅ro⋅nae Aus⋅tra⋅lis [kuh-roh-nee aw-strey-lis] . Astronomy.
the Southern Crown, a southern constellation touching the southern part of Sagittarius.

Origin:
< L: lit., southern crown
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Corona Aus·tra·lis   (ô-strā'lĭs)   
n.  A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Telescopium and Sagittarius. Also called Southern Crown.

[Latin Corōna austrālis : corōna, crown + austrālis, southern.]
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