Vulpecula
[ vuhl-pek-yuh-luh ]
/ vʌlˈpɛk yə lə /
noun, genitive Vul·pec·u·lae [vuhl-pek-yuh-lee] /vʌlˈpɛk yəˌli/. Astronomy.
the Little Fox, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Aquila.
Origin of Vulpecula
Example sentences from the Web for vulpecula
I declare you are too clever; the constellation you've turned up on the globe is vulpecula et anser.'
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2) |Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for vulpecula
Vulpecula
/ (vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə) /
noun Latin genitive Vulpeculae (vʌlˈpɛkjʊˌliː)
a faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cygnus and Aquila
Word Origin for Vulpecula
C19: from Latin: a little fox, from
vulpēs a fox