Eridanus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eridanus \E*rid"a*nus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, the Greek name of the
     River Po.] (Anat.)
     A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus
     and containing the bright star Achernar.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Eridanus
       n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and
           Cetus