Definition of Amalthea

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Am·al·the·a

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l-th

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NOUN:

The satellite of Jupiter that is third in distance from the planet.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin Amaltha, nymph who nursed the infant Jupiter with goat's milk, from Greek Amaltheia

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