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1. (n.) Southern Cross
a southern constellation near Centaurus, having the form of a cross.
Etymology: (1690–1700)
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1. (noun) Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis
a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
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1. southern cross
a constellation of the southern heavens, the five principal stars of which form a rough and somewhat irregular cross, the shape of which is gradually changing; it corresponds in the southern heavens to the Great Bear in the northern.
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