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
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
