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Pavo

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

Etymology

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

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