Tucana

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proper noun

A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.

OriginLatin tucana →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.

Origin

  1. Latintucana“toucan”
  2. EnglishTucana

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From later Latin tucana (“toucan”).

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Translations

Arabic الطُّوقَان
  • الطُّوقَان (aṭ-ṭūqān)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 杜鵑座 /杜鹃座
  • 杜鵑座 /杜鹃座 (Dùjuānzuò)constellation
Finnish Tukaani
  • Tukaaniconstellation
French Toucan
  • Toucanconstellation
German Tukan
  • Tukanconstellation
Irish an Túcán
  • an Túcánconstellation
Malay Burung Tukang
  • Burung Tukangconstellation
Polish Tukan
  • Tukanconstellation
Russian Тукан
  • Тукан (Tukan)constellation
Spanish Tucana
  • Tucanaconstellation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Tucana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tucana

MLA

“Tucana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tucana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tucana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tucana.

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