Puppis
Meaning
A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Synonyms
Poop Deck
Translations
Poupe
Achterdeck des Schiffs
Poppa
Puppis
Puppis
Πρύμνη
Puppis
Popa
Achtersteven
Pupa Puppis
Popa Πρύμνα
الكوثلEtymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin puppis (“stern of a ship”). Doublet of poop.
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