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Noun

a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation

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Synonyms:
Orion Hunter

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