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Dictionary entry Language Definition
asteroid English (Noun) (zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish.(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish.
asteroid English (Noun) (astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star. (astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit [...](astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star. (astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit [...]

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