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Phobetor

Phobetor proper noun: in Ovid's Metamorphoses, one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep).

Proper noun

Phobetor

  1. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep).
  2. A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; the third exoplanet ever discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12).

Synonyms of Phobetor

  • PSR B1257+12 C
  • PSR B1257+12 d

Origin of Phobetor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοβήτωρ (Phobḗtōr, “frightener”).

Questions about Phobetor

What does Phobetor mean?
Phobetor means in Ovid's Metamorphoses, one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep).
What part of speech is Phobetor?
Phobetor is a proper noun.

Words near Phobetor in the dictionary

  1. phobalysin
  2. phobalysins
  3. phobanthropy
  4. phobe
  5. phobes
  6. Phobetor
  7. phobia
  8. phobiac
  9. phobiacs
  10. phobiae
  11. phobian

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