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dwarf-planetary

dwarf-planetary is the alternative form of dwarf planetary.

Meaning of dwarf planetary

Adjective

dwarf planetary (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to dwarf planets.
    • […] because NASA supports “planetary” astronomy but has no division for “dwarf planetary” astronomy.2009, Laurence A. Marschall, Stephen P. Maran, Pluto Confidential: An Insider Account of the Ongoing Battles over the Status of Pluto, Dallas, Tex.: BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 186

Questions about dwarf-planetary

What is dwarf-planetary the alternative form of?
Dwarf-planetary is the alternative form of dwarf planetary.

Words near dwarf-planetary in the dictionary

  1. dwarf weasel
  2. dwarf-hill
  3. dwarf-hills
  4. dwarf-holder
  5. dwarf-holders
  6. dwarf-planetary
  7. dwarfage
  8. dwarfages
  9. dwarfdandelion
  10. dwarfdandelions
  11. dwarfdom

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dwarf-planetary (page history and authors); dwarf planetary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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