Equulei

/ɪˈkjuːliˌaɪ/ noun

Definition

Plural of equuleus; a genus of small marine fish, or a small constellation in the northern sky.

Etymology

From Latin 'equuleus,' the diminutive of 'equus' (horse), literally meaning 'little horse.' In astronomy, it names a faint constellation that looks vaguely like a small horse.

Kelly Says

Equuleus is one of the dimmest constellations in the sky, so faint you practically need a telescope to see it—yet ancient astronomers named it anyway, probably because they saw everything as horses!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
equulei
e-kwi-lay
ARالعربية
حصان صغير
hisan sagheer
BNবাংলা
equulei
e-kwi-lay
CACatalà
equulei
e-kwi-lay
CSČeština
equulei
e-kwi-lay
DADansk
equulei
e-kwi-lay
DEDeutsch
equulei
e-kwi-lay
ELΕλληνικά
equulei
e-kwi-lay
ESEspañol
equulei
e-kwi-lay
FAفارسی
equulei
e-kwi-lay
FISuomi
equulei
e-kwi-lay
FRFrançais
equulei
e-kyoo-lay
GUGU
equulei
e-kwi-lay
HAHA
equulei
e-kwi-lay
HEעברית
אקווילי
a-kwi-li
HIहिन्दी
छोटा घोड़ा
chhota ghoda
HUMagyar
equulei
e-kwi-lay
IDBahasa Indonesia
kuda kecil
ku-da ke-cil
IGIG
equulei
e-kwi-lay
ITItaliano
equulei
e-kwi-lay
JA日本語
小馬
sho-ba
KKKK
equulei
e-kwi-lay
KMKM
equulei
e-kwi-lay
KO한국어
mal
MRMR
equulei
e-kwi-lay
MSBahasa Melayu
equulei
e-kwi-lay
MYမြန်မာ
equulei
e-kwi-lay
NLNederlands
equulei
e-kwi-lay
NONorsk
equulei
e-kwi-lay
PAPA
equulei
e-kwi-lay
PLPolski
equulei
e-kwi-lay
PTPortuguês
equulei
e-kwi-lay
RORomână
equulei
e-kwi-lay
RUРусский
эквилеи
ek-vi-ley
SVSvenska
equulei
e-kwi-lay
SWKiswahili
equulei
e-kwi-lay
TAதமிழ்
equulei
e-kwi-lay
TEతెలుగు
equulei
e-kwi-lay
THไทย
ม้าตัวเล็ก
ma tu-leek
TLTL
equulei
e-kwi-lay
TRTürkçe
equulei
e-kyoo-lay
UKУкраїнська
екулеї
yek-u-ley-y
URاردو
equulei
e-kwi-lay
VITiếng Việt
ngựa nhỏ
ngua nho
YOYO
equulei
e-kwi-lay
ZH中文
小马
xiǎo mǎ
ZUZU
equulei
e-kwi-lay

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