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Argo

noun Ar·go \ ˈär-(ˌ)gō \

Definition of Argo

: a large former constellation in the southern hemisphere lying principally between Canis Major and the Southern Cross that is now divided into the constellations of Puppis, Vela, and Carina

Origin and Etymology of argo

Latin (genitive Argus), from Greek Argō

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