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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Latin Pegasus (“mythical white winged stallion of Medusa and Poseidon”)
Noun
[edit]pegasid (plural pegasids)
Etymology 2
[edit]Named for the first exosolar planet 51 Pegasi b that was discovered, in the constellation Pegasus.
Noun
[edit]pegasid (plural pegasids)
- (planetology) An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.