Pictor

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proper noun

A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.

OriginLatin pīctor →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.

Origin

  1. Latinpīctor“easel”
  2. EnglishPictor

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin pīctor (“easel”).

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Translations

Esperanto Pentristo
  • Pentristoconstellation
Finnish Maalari
  • Maalariconstellation
French Peintre
  • Peintreconstellation
German Maler
  • Malerconstellation
Irish an Péintéir
  • an Péintéirconstellation
Malay Pelukis
  • Pelukisconstellation
Polish Malarz
  • Malarzconstellation
Russian Живописец
  • Живописец (Živopisec)constellation
Spanish Pictor
  • Pictorconstellation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Pictor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pictor

MLA

“Pictor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pictor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pictor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pictor.

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