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Pa·vo

(pā′vō)

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Indus.

[Latin pāvō, peacock.]

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Pavo

(ˈpɑːvəʊ)

n, Latin genitive Pavonis (pəˈvəʊnɪs)

(Celestial Objects) a small constellation near the South Pole lying between Tucana and Ara

[Latin: peacock]

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Noun	1.	Pavo - a small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara
	2.	Pavo - peafowl genus Pavo bird genus - a genus of birds family Phasianidae, Phasianidae - pheasants; quails; partridges bird of Juno, peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird

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Ταώς

Pavo

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