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Tucana

Tucana proper noun: a spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.

Proper noun

Tucana

  1. A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.

Tucana meaning in Arabic and Malay

Tucana in Arabic

constellation
الطُّوقَان aṭ-ṭūqān

Tucana in Malay

constellation
Burung Tukang

Origin of Tucana

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From later Latin tucana (“toucan”).

Words formed from Tucana

  • Tucanae

Questions about Tucana

What does Tucana mean?
Tucana means a spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.
What is Tucana in Arabic?
Tucana in Arabic is الطُّوقَان (aṭ-ṭūqān). See Tucana meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Tucana?
Tucana is a proper noun.

Words near Tucana in the dictionary

  1. tubwomen
  2. tuby
  3. TUC
  4. Tucabia
  5. tucan
  6. Tucana
  7. tucandeira
  8. tucandeiras
  9. tucandera
  10. tucanderas
  11. Tucano

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