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Vo⋅lans

[voh-lanz]
–noun, genitive Vo⋅lan⋅tis [voh-lan-tis] . Astronomy.
the Flying Fish, a southern constellation between Carina and Hydrus.

Origin:
< L, prp. of volāre to fly
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Vo·lans   (vō'lānz')   
n.  A constellation in the polar region of the celestial Southern Hemisphere near Carina and Dorado.

[Latin volāns, present participle of volāre, to fly.]
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