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OCTANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Octans mean?
• OCTANS (noun)
The noun OCTANS has 1 sense:
1. the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole
Familiarity information: OCTANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The constellation that includes the southern celestial pole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
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