Etymology

Praesepe

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Today it means: The Beehive Cluster, an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. Full definition →

Latin praes(a)epe
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  1. Latin · derived frompraes(a)epe“enclousre, pen, name of star cluster”
  2. English todayPraesepe

From Latin praes(a)epe (“enclousre, pen, name of star cluster”).

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