Am·al·the·a ( m  l-th  )n. The satellite of Jupiter that is third in distance from the planet. [Latin Amalth a, nymph who nursed the infant Jupiter with goat's milk, from Greek Amaltheia.] |
Amalthea1
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(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth
a. a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on goat's milk
b. the goat itself Also Amaltheia
Amalthea2
n
(Astronomy) an inner satellite of Jupiter
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