antlia noun. ['antlɪǝ] E19.
[Latin from Greek = instrument for raising water.]
1. The spiral proboscis of butterflies and moths. E19.

2. (Usu. Antlia.) (The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere between Hydra and Vela; = air-pump (b) s.v. AIR noun¹. M19.

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