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Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula proper noun: a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion.

horsehead nebula: a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion
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Proper noun

Horsehead Nebula

  1. A small dark nebula in the constellation Orion.

Horsehead Nebula meaning in Hindi and Tamil

Horsehead Nebula in Hindi

Translations
अश्वशीर्ष निहारिका aśvaśīrṣ nihārikā

Horsehead Nebula in Tamil

குதிரைமுக ஒளிமுகிற்படலம்

Origin of Horsehead Nebula

From its resemblance to the head of a horse.

Questions about Horsehead Nebula

What does Horsehead Nebula mean?
Horsehead Nebula means a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion.
What is Horsehead Nebula in Hindi?
Horsehead Nebula in Hindi is अश्वशीर्ष निहारिका (aśvaśīrṣ nihārikā). See Horsehead Nebula meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Horsehead Nebula?
Horsehead Nebula is a proper noun.

Words near Horsehead Nebula in the dictionary

  1. horsehairy
  2. Horsehay
  3. horsehead
  4. horsehead fiddle
  5. horsehead fiddles
  6. Horsehead Nebula
  7. horseheaded
  8. horseheads
  9. horseheal
  10. horseherb
  11. horseherd

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Horsehead Nebula (page history and authors); horsehead nebula (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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