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pegasid

pegasid noun: any member of the family Pegasidae.

Noun (1)

pegasid (plural pegasids)

  1. Any member of the family Pegasidae.

Noun (2)

pegasid (plural pegasids)

  1. Synonym of hot Jupiter.
    Synonyms:
    hot Jupiter

Noun (3) capitalized: Pegasid

Pegasid (plural Pegasids)

  1. A meteor in a meteor shower appearing to originate from the constellation of Pegasus.

Synonyms of pegasid

Forms of pegasid

pluralpegasids
pluralPegasids

Origin of pegasid

Latin Pegasus (“mythical white winged stallion of Medusa and Poseidon”)

Named for one of the earliest-discovered exoplanets, 51 Pegasi b, which was discovered in the constellation Pegasus in 1995.

Questions about pegasid

What does pegasid mean?
Pegasid means any member of the family Pegasidae.
What part of speech is pegasid?
Pegasid is a noun.
What is the plural of pegasid?
The plural of pegasid is pegasids.

Words near pegasid in the dictionary

  1. Pegarah
  2. Pegasean
  3. pegasi
  4. Pegasian
  5. Pegasians
  6. pegasid
  7. pegasids
  8. pegasister
  9. pegasisters
  10. Pegasoid
  11. Pegasos

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