— Charonian /keuh roh"nee euhn/ , Charonic /keuh ron"ik/ , adj.
/kair"euhn, kar"-/ , n.
1. Class. Myth. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
2. (usually used ironically) any ferryman.
3. Astron. the natural satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978.