1. Puppis - Noun
2. Puppis - Proper noun
a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat
Source: WordNetAlthough a nautical element, the constellation was not an integral part of the old Argo Navis and hence did not share in the original Bayer designations of that constellation, which were split between Carina, Vela and Puppis. Source: Internet
Lacaille assigned Bayer designations to Pyxis separate from those of Carina, Puppis and Vela, and his illustration shows an isolated instrument not related to the figure of Argo. Source: Internet
Characteristics Vela is bordered by Antlia and Pyxis to the north, Puppis to the northwest, Carina to the south and southwest, and Centaurus to the east. Source: Internet
It is most visible in the evening sky in February and March. citation A small constellation, it is bordered by Hydra to the north, Puppis to the west, Vela to the south, and Antlia to the east. Source: Internet
Lacaille replaced Bayer's designations with new ones that followed the stars' magnitudes more closely; but like Bayer, he used a single Greek-letter sequence for the three parts: Carina has α, β and ε, Vela has γ and δ, Puppis has ζ, and so on. Source: Internet
Deep-sky objects As the Milky Way runs through Puppis, there are a large number of open clusters in the constellation. Source: Internet