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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Volans(noun)

    a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina

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  1. Volans(ProperNoun)

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

  2. Origin: Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. Shortened from Piscis Volans, from .


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flounce(noun)

a decorative strip of material usually frilled

There are flounces at the bottom of her evening skirt.

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