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Meaning of ANTLIA

Pronunciation:  'antleeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela
 
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 See Also: constellation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.
 

 

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