Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Pavo en · PROPN

Etymology

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin pāvō (“peacock”). Doublet of pea.

Meanings

  1. A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.

Relateds

Pavonis

Translations (14)

de Pfau (constellation of the southern sky) · ga an Phéacóg (constellation of the southern sky) · pl Paw (constellation of the southern sky) · ru Павлин (constellation of the southern sky) · pt Pavão (constellation of the southern sky) · gl Pavo (constellation of the southern sky) · ja 孔雀座 (constellation of the southern sky) · ja くじゃく座 (constellation of the southern sky) · fi Riikinkukko (constellation of the southern sky) · eo Pavo (constellation of the southern sky) · it Pavone (constellation of the southern sky) · es Pavo (constellation of the southern sky) · ms Merak (constellation of the southern sky) · fr Paon (constellation of the southern sky)

wikipedia: Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser · wikipedia: Frederick de Houtman