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pandiagonal
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Pandora
Pandora larva
Pandora’s box
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Pandora

Pan·do·ra [ pan dáwrə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. woman in Greek mythology: in Greek mythology, the first woman, who was sent by the gods with a jar full of evils in order to avenge Prometheus's theft of fire. She opened the jar out of curiosity, thus releasing the evils into the world.

2. small inner moon of Saturn: a small inner natural satellite of Saturn, discovered in 1980 by Voyager 2. It is irregular in shape with a maximum dimension of 110 km (68 mi).

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