antlia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela

WordNet

Ant"li*a noun
Etymology
L., a pump, Gr, hold of a ship
Wordforms
plural Antilæ
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.

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