Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology The god of woods, fields, and flocks, having a human torso and head with a goat's legs, horns, and ears.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Homininae — thechimpanzees . - proper noun Greek mythology
Greek god ofnature , oftenvisualized ashalf goat and halfman playingpipes . - proper noun astronomy A moon of the planet
Saturn .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Latin Pān, from Greek.]
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From Ancient Greek Πάν (Pan).
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