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Pavo

Pavo proper noun: a constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.

Proper noun

Pavo

  1. A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.

Pavo meaning in Malay

Pavo in Malay

constellation of the southern sky
Merak

Origin of Pavo

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin pāvō (“peacock”). Doublet of pea.

Questions about Pavo

What does Pavo mean?
Pavo means a constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.
What is Pavo in Malay?
Pavo in Malay is Merak. See Pavo meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Pavo?
Pavo is a proper noun.

Words near Pavo in the dictionary

  1. Pavlovics
  2. Pavloving
  3. Pavlovs
  4. Pavlovsk
  5. PAVN
  6. Pavo
  7. pavon
  8. pavonated
  9. pavonazzetto
  10. Pavonazzo
  11. pavone

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