Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An ancient northern constellation, supposed to represent a horse's head. It lies west of the head of Pegasus, and its brightest star is of the fourth magnitude. Also Equiculus.
- n. [lowercase] In Roman antiquity, a kind of rack used for extorting confessions from suspected or accused persons.
Wiktionary
- n. astronomy The second smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.
Etymologies
- From Latin equuleus ("colt, foal"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Joe DiMenna, patron of the team Equuleus, has two fields; Michael Borrico has a small field in East Hampton, where the Certified boys hone their game.”
“Ptolemy in Taurus -- as a separate constellation, but he has no constellation of _Equuleus_.”
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture
“To the right of Equuleus, towards the west-south-west is the constellation Delphinus.”
“Towards the right of [epsilon] Pegasi and lower down are seen the three fourth-magnitude stars which mark the constellation Equuleus.”
“Kitalpha (qit'ah al-faras) ` Part of the Mare 'in const. of Equuleus.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Equuleus’.
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Horse of a different color
Hippeastrum, Hippocras Wine, Hippocrates, hippa, Bizerte, hippocampe, Hippios, Equuleus, Equus scotti, hippiäinen, equus grevyi, Equus ferus and 54 more...
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Constellations
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognizes 88 official constellations.
Orion, Taurus, Andromeda, Aquila, Lyra, Boötes, Cygnus, Canis Major, Cassiopeia, Auriga, Lupus, Pyxis and 76 more...
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