Volans en · PROPN
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”).
Meanings
- A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.
Deriveds
Translations (11)
es Volans (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · ms Ikan Terbang (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · fr Poisson volant (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · gl Peixe Voador (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · de Fliegender Fisch (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · eo Flugfiŝo (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · fi Lentokala (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · pl Ryba Latająca (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · ru Летучая Рыба (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · ga an tIasc Eitilte (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) · nl Vliegende Vis (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky)