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diana (medicine)


diana


The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. "And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade.

<zoology> " (Pope) Diana monkey, a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).

Origin: L. Diana.

Source: Websters Dictionary