Volans
See also: volans
EnglishEdit
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
- (astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky
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