English Explanatory Dictionary

Antlia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A faint winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".
noun
  1. The spiral tubular proboscis of butterflies.

Word forms

Antlia antliae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump for drawing water”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge water”). Originally called Antlia pneumatica (“air pump”) in the 18th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Derived words

Antliae
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