Puppis
[puhp-is] /ˈpʌp ɪs/
noun, genitive Puppis. Astronomy.
1.
the Stern, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.
/ˈpʌpɪs/
noun (Latin genitive) Puppis
1.
a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Vela and Canis Major, a section of which is crossed by the Milky Way
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