pegasid

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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pegasid (plural pegasids)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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pegasid (plural pegasids)

  1. (planetology) Synonym of hot Jupiter.
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