Volans meaning

vō'lănz'
A constellation in the polar region of the celestial Southern Hemisphere near Carina and Dorado.
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A S constellation between Mensa and Carina.
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(astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.
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Origin of volans

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").

Sentence Examples

  • In the ante-steppe the forest species proper, such as Pteromys volans and Tamias striatus, disappear, but common squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), weasel and bear are still met with in the forests.

  • The Galeopithecus volans (kubin, flying cat or flying lemur) is fairly common.

  • (Galeopithecus volans); also called flying lemur and flying squirrel.

  • Alii merulam\ aiunt vocitatam quia sola volat\ quasi mera Volans.

  • Alii merulam\ aiunt vocitatam quia sola volat\ quasi mera volans.

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