pegasid

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pegasid (plural pegasids)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the family Pegasidae.

Etymology 2[edit]

Named for the first exosolar planet 51 Pegasi b that was discovered, in the constellation Pegasus.

Noun[edit]

pegasid (plural pegasids)

  1. (planetology) An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.
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