volans

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Definition of volans in English English dictionary

A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish

a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina

Hyphenation

Vo·lans

Etymology

() 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”).