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Io

(noun) the closest of Jupiter’s moons; has active volcanoes

Io

(noun) (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

io (plural ios)

A type of moth, the io moth.

Etymology 2

Interjection

io

(rare) An exclamation of joy or triumph.

Anagrams

• -oi, OI, Oi, oi, oi!

Etymology

Proper noun

Io

(Greek mythology) The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.

(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter, known for its volcanic activity, peppered with about 400 active volcanoes.

(astronomy) 85 Io, a main belt asteroid; the asteroid shares its name with the Jovian moon

Anagrams

• -oi, OI, Oi, oi, oi!

Noun

IO (countable and uncountable, plural IOs)

(computing, electronics) Initialism of input and output.

(grammar) Initialism of indirect object.

Initialism of intelligence officer.

Adjective

IO

(emergency medicine) Abbreviation of intraosseous.

Anagrams

• -oi, OI, Oi, oi, oi!

Source: Wiktionary



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