Antlia
(noun) a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Antlia
(constellation) A faint winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".
• Latian, Latina, Natali, Talian, latina, talian
antlia (plural antliae)
(zoology) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects.
• Latian, Latina, Natali, Talian, latina, talian
Source: Wiktionary
Ant"li*a, n.; pl. Antilæ. Etym: [L., a pump, Gr, (Zoöl.)
Definition: The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
