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单词 vulpecula
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Vulpecula

[ vuhl-pek-yuh-luh ]
/ vʌlˈpɛk yə lə /

noun, genitive Vul·pec·u·lae [vuhl-pek-yuh-lee]. /vʌlˈpɛk yəˌli/. Astronomy.

the Little Fox, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Aquila.

Origin of Vulpecula

1865–70; <Latin vulpēcula, equivalent to vulpē(s) fox + -cula-cule1

Words nearby Vulpecula

vulned, vulnerability, vulnerable, vulnerable phase, vulnerary, Vulpecula, vulpecular, vulpicide, vulpine, vulsellum, vulture
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Example sentences from the Web for Vulpecula

  • I declare you are too clever; the constellation you've turned up on the globe is vulpecula et anser.'

    The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for Vulpecula

Vulpecula
/ (vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə) /

noun Latin genitive Vulpeculae (vʌlˈpɛkjʊˌliː)

a faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cygnus and Aquila

Word Origin for Vulpecula

C19: from Latin: a little fox, from vulpēs a fox
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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