Dysnomia
See also: dysnomia
Translingual
editProper noun
editDysnomia f
- (taxonomy, obsolete) Synonym of Epioblasma (genus).
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Δυσνομία (Dusnomía, literally “lawlessness”), from δύσνομος (dúsnomos, “lawless”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDysnomia
- (Greek mythology) The daemon (minor deity) of lawlessness, listed by Hesiod among the daughters of Eris.
- (astronomy) The only known moon of the dwarf planet Eris.
Synonyms
edit- (astronomy): (136199) Eris I Dysnomia, (136199) Eris I, Eris I Dysnomia, Eris I, 136199 Eris I Dysnomia, 136199 Eris I, S/2005 (2003 UB313) 1, Gabrielle
Further reading
editDysnomia (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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