Callisto

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈlɪstəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə lis′tō)


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Cal•lis•to  (kə lis′tō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. MythologyAlso, Kallisto. [Class. Myth.]a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
  2. Astronomya large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Callisto / kəˈlɪstəʊ/
  1. a nymph who attracted the love of Zeus and was changed into a bear by Hera. Zeus then set her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major
'Callisto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arcas - Galilean satellites - Kallisto

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