pegasid

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English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

pegasid (plural pegasids)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

pegasid (plural pegasids)

  1. (planetology) Synonym of hot Jupiter.