Pavo
WordNet
noun
(1) Peafowl
(2) A small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Pavo
- a taxonomic genus, within subfamily Phasianinae - the peafowl (peacocks)
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From pāvō, a "peacock"
Proper noun
- A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.