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Meaning of Tucana in English:

Tucana

Pronunciation /tʊˈkɑːnə/

proper noun

Astronomy

  • A southern constellation (the Toucan), south of Grus and Phoenix. It contains the Small Magellanic Cloud.

adjective

(also Tucanae)
Astronomy

  • postpositive Used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Tucana.

    • ‘the star Delta Tucanae’

Origin

Modern Latin. Tucanae is the Latin genitive form of Tucana.