Apophis

  1. Proper noun.  (Egyptian mythology) The Greek name for the Egyptian mythological figure. The Egyptian name is Apep.
  2. Proper noun.  (astronomy) A near-earth asteroid designated with the permanent number 99942. There is a Wikipedia article on 99942 Apophis.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.