orion

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Noun orion has 2 senses

Orion - (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
--₁ is a kind of mythical being
Orion, The Hunter - a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
--₂ is a kind of constellation; diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula
--₂ has members: Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis

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