counterearth
noun
coun·ter·earth
\ˈkau̇ntər+ˌ-\
Definition of counterearth
: a planet supposed in Pythagoreanism to accompany the earth in its revolutions and to shield it from the fire at the center of the universe
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Origin and Etymology of counterearth
counter- + earth; translation of Greek antichthōn
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