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Cal•lis•to



Pronunciation: (ku-lis'tō), [key]
n.
1. Also,Kallisto. Class. Myth.a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
2. Astron.a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

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