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Equuleus

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).

Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: Ĉevaleto — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Finnish: Pieni hevonen — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • French: le Petit Cheval — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Galician: Cabaliño — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • German: Füllen — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Greek: Ιππάριον (Ippárion) — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Irish: an Capall Beag — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Kazakh: Кіші Ат (Kışı At) — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Malay: Kuda Padi — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Polish: Źrebię — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Russian: Ма́лый Конь (Mályj Konʹ) — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
  • Spanish: Equuleus — second-smallest constellation of the northern sky