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antlia

antlia noun: the spiral tubular proboscis of butterflies.

Noun

antlia (plural antliae)

  1. (archaic) The spiral tubular proboscis of butterflies.

Proper noun capitalized: Antlia

Antlia

  1. A faint winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".

Forms of antlia

pluralantliae

Origin of antlia

Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía).

Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump for drawing water”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge water”). Originally called Antlia pneumatica (“air pump”) in the 18th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Words formed from antlia

Questions about antlia

What does antlia mean?
Antlia means the spiral tubular proboscis of butterflies.
What part of speech is antlia?
Antlia can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of antlia?
The plural of antlia is antliae.

Words near antlia in the dictionary

  1. antlet
  2. antlets
  3. Antley
  4. Antley-Bixler syndrome
  5. Antleys
  6. antlia
  7. antliae
  8. antlike
  9. antling
  10. antlings
  11. antlion

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