ANTLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Antlia mean? 

• ANTLIA (noun)
  The noun ANTLIA has 1 sense:

1. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela

  Familiarity information: ANTLIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTLIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

 Context examples 

In the faint southern constellation of Antlia (The Air Pump) the careful observer with binoculars will spot a very red star, which varies slightly in brightness from week to week.

(Ageing Star Blows Off Smoky Bubble, ESO)