Pavo

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Pavo

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Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin pāvō (“peacock”). Doublet of pea.

proper noun

  1. A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.

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name constellation of the southern sky

EspañolPavo
日本語孔雀座 Kujakuza, くじゃく座 Kujakuza
PortuguêsPavão
FrançaisPaon
DeutschPfau
ItalianoPavone
РусскийПавлин Pavlin

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"Pavo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pavo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Pavo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pavo

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"Pavo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pavo.

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@misc{pavo_2026,
  title = {Pavo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pavo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}