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aurora australis

 
Dictionary: aurora aus·tra·lis   (ô-strā'lĭs) pronunciation

n., pl., aurora aus·tra·lis·es (-lĭ-sĭz), or aurorae australis.
An aurora that occurs in southern regions of the earth. Also called southern lights.

[New Latin aurōra austrālis : Latin aurōra, dawn + Latin austrālis, southern.]


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Meaning #1: the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  Synonym: southern lights


 
 

 

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