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antlia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
antlia
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

noun

The spiral tubular proboscis of butterflies.

Archaic

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀντλία

Usage

Inflected Forms

antliae (plural)

Derived Forms

Antliae

Questions

What does antlia mean?
A faint winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".
Where does antlia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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