Antlia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antlia \Ant"li*a\, n.; pl. {Antil[ae]}. [L., a pump, Gr, ? hold
     of a ship] (Zool.)
     The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See
     {Lepidoptera}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Antlia
       n : a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra
           and Vela