TETHYS


Meaning of TETHYS in English

I. ˈtē-thəs noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Tēthys

Date: 1567

: a Titaness and wife of Oceanus

II. ˈtē-thəs geographical name

hypothetical sea believed to have extended into E Pangaea & later to have separated Laurasia to the N & Gondwanaland to the S with the Mediterranean being a remnant of it

• Te·thy·an -thē-ən adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.