Antlia

name, noun

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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beakbig dipperbillbugleconstellationmuffle

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía).

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