- Scopelosoma satellitia
- Satellite Sat"el*lite, n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an
attendant.]
1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful
person; hence, an obsequious dependent. ``The satellites
of power.'' --I. Disraeli.
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2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See {Solar system}, under {Solar}. [1913 Webster]
{Satellite moth} (Zo["o]l.), a handsome European noctuid moth ({Scopelosoma satellitia}). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.