Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [Pl. Aselli (-ī).] A name given to each of the two stars γ and δ Cancri, lying east of the quadrangle of that constellation.
- noun [NL.] The typical genus of the family Asellidœ. A. aquaticus, the water hoglouse, is a common form in fresh water.
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Examples
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The red companion of asellus borealis and the polar caps of mars might even be resolved in the view as well with the right scope and EP combo.
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: January 29-31, 2010 | Universe Today 2010
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“Discernit sapiens res (as Chambers hath it) quas confundit asellus.”
The Abbot 2008
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Reviews of CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) asellus
Fileforum 2009
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sed non et uasto est inguine terribilis. huc kalybita ueni. lassus iam sudat asellus, 25
Aetatis Augusteae. Post Mortem Nulla Voluptas Anonymous 1912
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Pijjebed. a) Cypraea asellus; b) Sttombus onis - cus.
Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen Nemnich, Philipp Andreas, 1764-1822 1793
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