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‖ Clio|ˈklaɪəʊ|
[Gr. κλειώ (f. κλεί-ειν to celebrate), proper name of the Muse of epic poetry and history; also of a sea-nymph, sister of Beroe (whence the zoological sense).]
1. Zool. A genus of pteropods found in the Arctic and Antarctic seas: see quot.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. ix. 268 The Boreal Clio..has a gelatinous body, is defended by no shell, and affords food to the whales, etc.
2. Astron. The 84th minor planet or asteroid.
1867Lardner & Dunkin Handbk. Astron. xv. 230 Clio..was first observed on the 25th of August, 1865, shining as a star of the tenth magnitude. |