Puppis

== English == === Etymology === Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin puppis (“stern of a ship”). Doublet of poop. === Proper noun === Puppis (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis. ==== Related terms ==== poop deck ==== Translations ==== === See also === Argo Argo Navis Carina Pyxis Vela