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shepherd moons

shepherd moons is the plural of shepherd moon.

Meaning of shepherd moon

Noun

shepherd moon (plural shepherd moons)

  1. A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.

Questions about shepherd moons

What is shepherd moons the plural of?
Shepherd moons is the plural of shepherd moon.

Words near shepherd moons in the dictionary

  1. shepherd dogs
  2. Shepherd Islands
  3. shepherd king
  4. shepherd kings
  5. shepherd moon
  6. shepherd moons
  7. shepherd satellite
  8. shepherd satellites
  9. shepherd spider
  10. shepherd spiders
  11. shepherd tree

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