Antlia

See also: antlia

English
Antlia constellation

Etymology

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

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Antlia

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

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Antlia f

  1. (astronomy) Antlia (winter constellation of the northern sky)

Spanish

Proper noun

Antlia f

  1. (astronomy) Antlia (constellation)
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