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单词 piscis volans
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Piscis Volansn.

Brit. /ˌpʌɪsɪs ˈvəʊlanz/, /ˌpʌɪsɪs ˈvɒlanz/, U.S. /ˌpaɪsɪs ˈvoʊˌlɑnz/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Piscis Volans.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin Piscis Volans Flying Fish (introduced as the name of the constellation in J. Bayer Uranometria(1603) sig. Aaa) < classical Latin piscis fish (see Pisces n. and adj.) + volāns , present participle of volāre to fly (see volant adj. and n.).
Astronomy. Now historical.
= Volans n.
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Piscis Volans1675
flying fish1868
Volans1890
1675 E. Sherburne in tr. M. Manilius Sphere App. 144 (table) The Southern Constellations... Piscis Volans.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Piscis Volans, in Astronomy, is a Constellation of the Southern Hemisphere, unknown to the Ancients.
1797 S. Vince Compl. Syst. Astron. I. xxvii. 504 The New Southern Constellations... Piscis volans.
1810 J. Greig Astrography vi. 184 Piscis Volans, the flying fish, is a curiosity in nature, it is the link that joins the birds to the fishes.
1851 S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. I. Astron. 92 Piscis Volans (Flying fish).
1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 14 (table) Volans (Piscis volans).
1972 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 83 52 The first complete star atlas..contained the 48 constellations of Ptolemy together with the following new constellations in the southern hemisphere..: Apis or Musca..Piscis Volans..Triangulum Australe.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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