Antlia

[ ant-lee-uh ]

/ ˈænt li ə /

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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.

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Origin of Antlia

<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

Words nearby Antlia

anti-Zionist, antler, antlered, antlerite, antler moth, Antlia, antlike, ant lion, Antofagasta, Antoine, Antoinette

How to use Antlia in a sentence

This supersized one, located in the constellation Antlia, isn’t necessarily the biggest of all physically, but thanks to its proximity to us, it looks the biggest.
A gargantuan supernova remnant looks 40 times as big as the full moon|Ken Croswell|March 17, 2021|Science News
The mouth of the butterfly is called by most entomologists antlia; that of the aphis a promuscis; that of the flea a rostrulum.
The Life of an Insect|Anonymous
A still more extraordinary instance of irritability is exhibited by the antlia, or instrument of suction of the butterfly.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for Antlia

Antlia

/ (ˈæntlɪə) /

noun Latin genitive Antliae (ˈæntlɪˌiː)

a faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Hydra and Vela

Word Origin for Antlia

C19: from Latin, from Greek: bucket

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