Praesepe

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proper noun

The Beehive Cluster, an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.

OriginLatin praes(a)epe →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyThe Beehive Cluster, an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.

    Cancer was occupied by a scarab in Egypt, so the general shape of animal may have been suggested by Praesepe.

    1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 27, column 2

Origin

  1. Latinpraes(a)epe“enclousre, pen, name of star cluster”
  2. EnglishPraesepe

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

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