PICTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pictor mean? 

• PICTOR (noun)
  The noun PICTOR has 1 sense:

1. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba

  Familiarity information: PICTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PICTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

 Context examples 

The planetary system lies about 73 light-years away in the southern constellation of Pictor.

(NASA’s TESS Mission Scores ‘Hat Trick’ With 3 New Worlds, NASA)