Apollo UK /əˈpɒləʊ/US /əˈpɑloʊ/ noun4 •A very handsome young man. •An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU. •Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo). •Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis.After that, children in school said you could get Apollo, a form of conjunctivitis, by staring at an eclipse too long. — 2005 formsApollos · apollos