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Piscis Australis
Southern South"ern (?; 277), a. [AS. s??ern. See South.] Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. Southern Cross (Astron.), a constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in position as to resemble a cross. Southern Fish (Astron.), a constelation of the southern hemisphere (Piscis Australis) containing the bright star Fomalhaut. Southern States (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.
Vesica piscis
Vesica Ve*si"ca, n. [L.] A bladder. Vesica piscis. [L., dish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles usually represented as surrounding a divine personage. More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing a glory; a solid oval, etc.

Meaning of Piscis from wikipedia

- centers and one of the two sharp corners of the vesica piscis. Mathematically, the vesica piscis is a special case of a lens, the shape formed by the intersection...
- represents a pair of fish. Before the 20th century, it was also known as Piscis Notius. Piscis Austrinus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century...
- constellation of Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Piscis Austrini, which...
- 4 Jul – 14 Jul 10 Jul 107.5 22.7 +15 61 5 medium C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield) Piscis Austrinids 15 Jul – 10 Aug 28 Jul 125 22.7 −25 35 5 faint undiscovered (short...
- represents a flying fish; its name is a shortened form of its original name, Piscis Volans. Volans was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius...
- – ζ – ε – δ – 41 – 35 – ω Psc. Piscis Austrinus (the South Fish): ω – ι – θ – 7 – β – 5 – κ,9 – λ – TX(19) Psc. "Piscis Austrinus" more often refers to...
- Aspergillus pisci is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. "Aspergillus pisci". www.westerdijkinstitute.nl. Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken...
- Comamonas piscis is a Gram-negative, obligately aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Comamonas which has been isolated from the intestine of...
- composed of three interlaced arcs, or (equivalently) three overlapping vesicae piscis lens shapes. It is used as an ornamental design in architecture, and in...
- ****nicicoccus piscis is a Gram-positive bacteria from the genus ****nicicoccus which has been isolated of the gut of the fish Sillago ****onica from Awa...