单词 | Antlia |
释义 | Antlia —antliate /ant"lee ayt'/, adj. /ant"lee euh/, n., gen. Antliae /-lee ee'/ for 1, pl. Antliae /-lee ee'/ for 2. 1. Astron. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra. 2. (l.c.) Entomol. the proboscis of a lepidopterous insect. [ < L antlia pump, machine for drawing water < Gk antlía bilgewater, a ship's hold, equiv. to ántl(os) the hold (of a ship), bilge water + -ia -IA] |
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