Fracastorius


[frah-ka-stawr-ee-uh s, -stohr-] /ˌfrɑ kæˈstɔr i əs, -ˈstoʊr-/

noun
1.
a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.

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