Antlia
[ ant-lee-uh ]
noun,genitive Ant·li·ae [ant-lee-ee] /ˈænt liˌi/ for 1, plural Ant·li·ae [ant-lee-ee] /ˈænt liˌi/ for 2.
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
(lowercase)Entomology. the proboscis of a lepidopterous insect.
Origin of Antlia
1<Latin antlia pump, machine for drawing water <Greek antlía bilgewater, a ship's hold, equivalent to ántl(os) the hold (of a ship), bilge water + -ia-ia
Other words from Antlia
- ant·li·ate [ant-lee-eyt], /ˈænt liˌeɪt/, adjective
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How to use Antlia in a sentence
Imago has four scaly wings, and the mouth aglossate or antliate.
Sphinx Vespiformis | Edward Newman
British Dictionary definitions for Antlia
Antlia
/ (ˈæntlɪə) /
nounLatin genitive Antliae (ˈæntlɪˌiː)
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydra and Vela
Origin of Antlia
1C19: from Latin, from Greek: bucket
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