OPHIUCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ophiuchus mean? 

• OPHIUCHUS (noun)
  The noun OPHIUCHUS has 1 sense:

1. a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius

  Familiarity information: OPHIUCHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPHIUCHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

 Context examples 

IRAS 16293-2422 is a multiple system of very young stars, around 400 light-years away in a large star-forming region called Rho Ophiuchi in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer).

(ALMA Finds Ingredient of Life Around Infant Sun-like Stars, ESO)