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Noun: Southern Cross
  1. A small conspicuous constellation in the Southern Hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
    - Crux, Crux Australis

Derived forms: Southern Crosses

Type of: constellation

Part of: Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System

Encyclopedia: Southern Cross, Queensland