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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