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dwarf planets

dwarf planets is the plural of dwarf planet.

Meaning of dwarf planet

Noun

dwarf planet (plural dwarf planets)

  1. A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.
    • A member of the Fomor Belt, Bres is a dwarf planet with no atmosphere.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Bres
    Synonyms:
    planetoid, quasi-planet, sub-planet

Questions about dwarf planets

What is dwarf planets the plural of?
Dwarf planets is the plural of dwarf planet.

Words near dwarf planets in the dictionary

  1. dwarf nova
  2. dwarf olive
  3. dwarf olives
  4. dwarf planet
  5. dwarf planetary
  6. dwarf planets
  7. dwarf poppy
  8. dwarf rabbit
  9. dwarf rabbits
  10. dwarf raven
  11. dwarf ravens

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