antlia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía). === Noun === antlia (plural antliae) (archaic, zoology) The spiral tubular proboscis of butterflies. === References === “antlia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Altina, talian, Talian, nalita, Natali, Latina, latina, Latian == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge-water, filth”), from ἀντλέω (antléō, “to bale out bilge-water, to bale the ship, to draw water”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈant.li.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈant.li.a] === Noun === antlia f (genitive antliae); first declension a foot-operated pump for drawing water (zoology) the body part of an insect used to suck up plant juices ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “antlia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “antlia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “antlia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “antlia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin