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Blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid, a name suggested by Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kuiperoid
Today it means: A Kuiper belt object, such as Pluto Full definition →
Today it means: A Kuiper belt object, such as Pluto Full definition →
Blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid, a name suggested by Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.