counterearth

noun

coun·​ter·​earth

ˈkau̇ntər+ˌ-

: 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

Word History

Etymology

counter- + earth; translation of Greek antichthōn

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Rhymes for counterearth

• afterbirth
• berth
• birth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth
• mirth
• worth
• childbirth
• rebirth
• stillbirth