Argo

['ɑ:ɡəu]

Definition

(noun.) formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela.

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Definition

(n.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.

(n.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.

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