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单词 antlia
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Antlia

[ ant-lee-uh ]
/ ˈænt li ə /

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.

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
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Example sentences from the Web for Antlia

  • 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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