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Quadrans Muralis

Proper noun

Meaning

Quadrans Muralis

(astronomy, obsolete) A former constellation between Boötes and Draco, near the tail of Ursa Major.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The constellation was made obsolete in 1922 when the International Astronomical Union devised a new list of modern constellations - which did not include Quadrans Muralis - but the meteor shower still retains the name 'Quadrantids'. Source: Internet

The shower owes its name to the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis. Source: Internet

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