Telescopium
See also: telescopium
Translingual
Hyponyms
- (genus): Telescopium telescopium - species
Further reading
Telescopium (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Telescopium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Telescopium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
The constellation was named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From New Latin telescopium (“a telescope”)
Proper noun
Telescopium
- (astronomy) A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.
Derived terms
Translations
small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
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