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planetoid
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planetoid, planetoidal
1. A branch of astronomy that studies the origin and composition of the planets and other solid bodies in the solar system such as comets and meteors; asteroid.
2. A body resembling a planet; a name sometimes given to the minor planets or asteroids.
3. Of or belonging to the astroids.
This entry is located in the following units: -oid, -oidal, -oidism, -odic (page 17) plano-, plan-, -plany, -plania (page 2)