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noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela
originBorrowed from Latin antlia (“pump for drawing water”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge water”). Originally called Antlia pneumatica (“air pump”) in the 18th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0