Microscopium
WordNet
noun
(1) A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later microscopium, a "microscope"
Proper noun
- A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.