Etymology

pegasid

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Today it means: Any member of the family Pegasidae. Full definition →

Latin Pegasus
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pegasid · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromPegasus“mythical white winged stallion of Medusa and Poseidon”
  2. English todaypegasid

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

pegasid · noun2

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

Words from the same roots

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