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A faint winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".
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Antlia — Nombre Latino Antlia Abreviatura Ant … Wikipedia Español
Antlĭa — (gr.), 1) Ausschöpf , Saugwerkzeug, Pumpe; daher Antlia pneumatĭca (Phys.), so v.w. Luftpumpe; Antlia sanguisŭga (Antlämon), Blutsauger, so v.w. Bdellometer; 2) unterster Schiffsraum; 3) Schöpf od. Saugrüssel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Antlia — [ant′lē ə] n. [ModL Antlia (Pneumatica), lit., (air) pump < L antlia, water pump < Gr, bilge water < antlos, hold (of a ship)] a S constellation between Hydra and Centaurus … English World dictionary
Antlia — Ant li*a, n.; pl. {Antil[ae]}. [L., a pump, Gr, ? hold of a ship] (Zo[ o]l.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See {Lepidoptera}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antlia — Antlia, Sternbild, s. Luftpumpe … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Antlia — Infobox Constellation name = Antlia abbreviation = Ant genitive = Antliae symbology = the air pump RA = 10 dec= −30 areatotal = 239 arearank = 62nd numbermainstars = 3 numberbfstars = 9 numberstarsplanets = 1 numberbrightstars = 0… … Wikipedia
Antlia — Daten des Sternbildes Luftpumpe Deutscher Name Luftpumpe Lateinischer Name Antlia Lateinischer Genitiv Antliae Lateinische Abkürzung Ant Rektaszension 9h 27m bis 11h 06m Deklination … Deutsch Wikipedia
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… … Universalium
Antlia — Historia o mitología Denominada Antlia Pneumática (máquina neumática) como el invento del físico inglés Robert Boyle del siglo XVII. Su nombre fue reducido en la protocolización de las 88 constelaciones por parte de la Unión Astronómica… … Enciclopedia Universal
Antlia — /ˈæntliə/ (say antleeuh) noun (genitive Antliae) a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Vela. {New Latin antlia (pneumatica) (air) pump, from Greek antlia bilge water, bucket; coined by N de La Caille, 1713–62} …
antlia — n. [Gr. antlia, pump] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The spiral, tubular proboscis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
