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  • noun astronomy Genitive form of Pavo used when naming stars, such as α Pavonis.

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Examples

  • Behind him by three hours were advanced elements of the McCain Carrier Group, including the heavy cruiser Battle of Delta Pavonis.

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  • The next most popular spot to hunt fer chitterblax is Pavonis Mons.

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  • As for weapons - again I defer to Alastair Reynolds whose book Redemption Ark talked about had the bad guys using managed singularities to turn the star Delta Pavonis into a huge flame thrower to torch every planet in the system.

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  • "But if we caught up to them this quickly, and if this lava tube continues this smoothly all the way to Pavonis ..."

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

  • Welly looked toward the western horizon, where the huge volcanic cone of Pavonis Mons towered above the plain.

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

  • When the planet Pavonis is invaded by tau, what better opportunity could Uriel have to join his Chapter in combat and prove that his honour is beyond reproach?

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  • When the planet Pavonis is invaded by tau, what better opportunity could Uriel have to join his Chapter in combat and prove that his honour is beyond reproach?

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  • Just at the edge of visibility, the hair-thin line of the diamond-fiber elevator cable stretched from the summit of Pavonis to the infinity of sunlit space.

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

  • The Tharsis region of Mars, including the three volcanoes of Tharsis Montes Arsia, Pavonis and Ascraeus Mons, as well as Olympic Mons in the upper left corner.

    Possibility of Past Water on Mars Takes a Hit | Universe Today 2010

  • If these women not only stole his camels but showed up at Pavonis with them, he'd be ridiculed for the rest of his life.

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

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