Volans

See also: volans

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EtymologyEdit

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. Shortened from Piscis Volans, from Latin piscis volāns ‎(“flying fish”).

Proper nounEdit

Volans

1. (astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.

Derived termsEdit

• Volantis

TranslationsEdit

small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky

• French: Poisson volant (fr) m
• German: Fliegender Fisch m
• Malay: Ikan Terbang

• Russian: Летучая Рыба ‎(Letučaja Ryba)
• Spanish: Volans