The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scopelosoma satellitia
Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an attendant.]
An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. ``The satellites of power.''
--I. Disraeli.-
(Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.
Satellite moth (Zo["o]l.), a handsome European noctuid moth ( Scopelosoma satellitia).