"Volans" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

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”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la||piscis volāns|flying fish}} Latin piscis volāns (“flying fish”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Volans
  1. (astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish. Wikipedia link: Volans Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Volantis Translations (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky): Lentokala (Finnish), Poisson volant [masculine] (French), Peixe Voador (Galician), Fliegender Fisch [masculine] (German), an tIasc Eitilte [masculine] (Irish), Ikan Terbang (Malay), Ryba Latająca [feminine] (Polish), Летучая Рыба (Letučaja Ryba) (Russian), Volans (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Volans-en-name-NV-9XmDo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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