Tucana
[ too-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-, tyoo- ]
/ tuˈkæn ə, -ˈkɑ nə, -ˈkeɪ-, tyu- /
noun, genitive Tu·can·ae [too-kan-ee, -kah-nee, -key- tyoo-,] /tuˈkæn i, -ˈkɑ ni, -ˈkeɪ- tyu-,/. Astronomy.
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
Origin of Tucana
< New Latin:
toucan
Example sentences from the Web for tucana
In Tucana is located one of the finest globular star clusters in the heavens, known as 47 Tucan.
Astronomy for Young Folks |Isabel Martin Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for tucana
Tucana
/ (tuːˈkɑːnə) /
noun Latin genitive Tucanae (tuːˈkɑːniː)
a faint extensive constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydrus and Eridanus, containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud
Word Origin for Tucana
probably from Tupi: toucan