AmaltheaPronunciation: /əˈmalθɪə/ AstronomyDefinition of Amalthea a satellite of Jupiter, the third closest to the planet, being reddish in colour and heavily cratered (262 km long and 146 km across). Origin:from the name of a goat in Greek Mythology, which suckled the infant ZeusAmalthea in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Amalthea in the US English dictionary
