Dysnomia

See also: dysnomia

Translingual

Proper noun

Dysnomia f

1. (taxonomy, obsolete) Synonym of Epioblasma (genus).

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δυσνομία (Dusnomía, literally “lawlessness”), from δύσνομος (dúsnomos, “lawless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈnəʊmiə/

Proper noun

Dysnomia

1. (Greek mythology) The daemon (minor deity) of lawlessness, listed by Hesiod among the daughters of Eris.
2. (astronomy) The only known moon of the dwarf planet Eris.

Synonyms

• (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

• Dysnomia (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dysnomia (deity) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia