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constellation named by Bayer comparison table

Subject	has historical origin	has historical image	has synonym	has boundary	has acronym	has genitive
Apus	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance		Bird of Paradise		Aps	Apodis
Chamaeleon	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance		Chameleon	defined in equatorial coordinates	Cha	Chamaeleontis
Dorado	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance		mahi-mahi (a Hawaiian fish)	defined in equatorial coordinates	Dor	Doradus
Grus	the crane or Phoenicopterus (Flamingo), in the past used to be part of Piscis Austrinus.		Crane		Gru	Gruis
Hydrus	Julius Schiller combined Hydrus and Tucana to form the Biblical figure Archangel Raphael		Sea Serpent	defined in equatorial coordinates	Hyi	Hydri
Indus	Julius Schiller combined Indus and Pavo to form the Biblical figure Job		American Indian	defined in equatorial coordinates	Ind	Indi
Pavo	the mythological peacock sacred to Hera		Peacock	defined in equatorial coordinates	Pav	Pavonis
Phoenix	a bird of incredible beauty who would live for 500 years and be reborn after being consumed fire		Phoenix (Bird)		Phe	Phoenicis
Triangulum Australe	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance		Southern Triangle		TrA	Trianguli Australis
Tucana	Kepler and Riccioli, called it Anser Americanus (the American Goose),		Toucan		Tuc	Tucanae
Volans	sailors in the south seas said they had seen schools of flying fish		Piscis Volans		Vol	Volantis

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