pandorecommon nouncommon nounproper nounSyllable DecompositionpandoreEtymologyexpandfrom the name of the mythological character Pandora.Definitions1. Mollusk of the bivalve family Pandoridae, with unequal valves and a lamellar ridge hinge.zoologieexpand2. A type of zither or lute from the 16th and 17th centuries, supposedly invented by Pan himself.musiqueexpandSee alsobandore (cn.)