Volans

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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”).

proper noun

A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.

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name small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky

Español	Volans
Français	Poisson volant
Deutsch	Fliegender Fisch
Русский	Летучая Рыба Letučaja Ryba

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@misc{volans_2026,
  title = {Volans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/volans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}