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iapetus

/aɪˈæpɪtəs/

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What does iapetus mean?

proper noun

  1. A Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius.
  2. A moon in Saturnian system, Solar System: The third largest moon of Saturn
  3. A former ocean between former continent of Laurentia (North America) and former continent of Baltica (Europe): An ancient ocean which existed between 600 and 400 million years ago.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Japheth.
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