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Tethyan

/ˈtɛθiən/

Tethyan adjective: of or relating to Titan Tethys in Greek mythology.

Adjective

Tethyan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Titan Tethys in Greek mythology.
  2. Of or relating to the ancient Tethys Ocean.
  3. Of or relating to the Saturnian moon named for Tethys.

Origin of Tethyan

From Tethys + -ian.

Words formed from Tethyan

  • Alpine Tethyan
  • Eastern Tethyan
  • Neotethyan
  • Neo-Tethyan
  • Paleotethyan
  • Paleo-Tethyan
  • Palaeotethyan
  • Palaeo-Tethyan
  • Prototethyan
  • Proto-Tethyan
  • Tethyan Ocean
  • Tethyan Oceans
  • Tethyan Sea
  • Tethyan Seas
  • Tethyan Trench
  • Western Tethyan

Questions about Tethyan

What does Tethyan mean?
Tethyan means of or relating to Titan Tethys in Greek mythology.
What part of speech is Tethyan?
Tethyan is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Tethyan?
Tethyan is pronounced /ˈtɛθiən/.

Words near Tethyan in the dictionary

  1. tetherlessness
  2. tethers
  3. tethinid
  4. tethinids
  5. teths
  6. Tethyan
  7. tethydan
  8. tethydans
  9. tethyid
  10. tethyids
  11. Tethys

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