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tucana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tu-cana
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

Tucanae

Questions

What does tucana mean?
A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.
Where does tucana come from?
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From later Latin tucana (“toucan”).

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