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pluto

/plˈutoʊ/noun2 syllables

Pluto means: (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades.

Synonyms for pluto3

noun, as in (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

Dis, Dis Pater, Orcus

What does pluto mean?3

noun

1

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

2

a cartoon character created by Walt Disney, a red-colored, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears

3

a large asteroid that was once thought to be the farthest known planet from the sun; it has an elliptical orbit“Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pluto in a sentence

  • Pluto, which was once called a planet, is now called a dwarf planet.Hybrid
  • Pluto may not be a planet anymore, but it's a planet in my heart.Just_Balls
  • Pluto isn't the only known dwarf planet in our solar system.DJ_Saidez
  • Pluto is composed of a large rocky core wrapped in thick layers of ices.Hybrid
  • Pluto is about two thirds rock and one third ice.Amastan
  • Pluto is the largest dwarf planet in the solar system.Amastan
  • On Pluto, ice turns directly into gas and this is called sublimation.Amastan
  • Pluto is tightly locked to its largest moon, Charon.Amastan

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