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.
  1. Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.

  2. (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)
  1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydra and Vela

Origin of Antlia

1
C19: from Latin, from Greek: bucket

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