Volans Definition
vōlănz
noun
A S constellation between Mensa and Carina.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.
Wiktionary
Origin of Volans
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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").
From Wiktionary
Latin volāns present participle of volāre to fly
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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