English noun: Southern Cross | |||
1. | Southern Cross (object) a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus | ||
Synonyms | Crux, Crux Australis | ||
Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
Member holonym | Alpha Crucis, Beta Crucis | ||
Member meronym | Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System | ||