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< Latin, present participle of volāre to fly
< Latin, present participle of volāre to fly
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| —n , Latin genitive Volantis | |
| a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Carina and Hydrus | |
| [C19: from Latin, literally: flying, from volāre to fly] | |
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