hydrus

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A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra
A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south pole
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole
hydrus

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    Hy·drus

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    Etymology

    () Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin hydrus, a "water serpent", originally from Ancient Greek Ύδρα (Hydra)
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