Cetus
/ˈsiːtəs/1
- Astronomy a large northern constellation (the Whale), said to represent the sea monster which threatened Andromeda. It contains the variable star Mira, but no other bright stars.【天文】鲸鱼星座。
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- as genitive Ceti /-taɪ/ used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星鲸鱼星座的：
the star Tau Ceti.
鲸鱼座τ星。
词源
Latin.