pegasid

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noun

Any member of the family Pegasidae.

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hot Jupiter
OriginLatin Pegasus →
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Meanings

pegasid1

nounpegasid (plural pegasids)

plural pegasids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Pegasidae.

pegasid2

nounpegasid (plural pegasids)

plural pegasids

  1. astronomySynonym of hot Jupiter.

    Synonyms: hot Jupiter

Pegasid3

nounPegasid (plural Pegasids)

plural Pegasids

  1. astronomyA meteor in a meteor shower appearing to originate from the constellation of Pegasus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of hot Jupiter.

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hot Jupiter
Also see
hot jupiter

Origin

pegasid · noun

  1. LatinPegasus“mythical white winged stallion of Medusa and Poseidon”
  2. Englishpegasid

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

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pegasid · noun

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

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APA

pegasid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pegasid

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“pegasid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pegasid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pegasid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pegasid.

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