What does "pegasid" mean?

Any member of the family Pegasidae.

What is a synonym for "pegasid"?

Common synonyms include: epistellar jovian, hot jupiter, hot jupiter.

noun

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Noun

1
Any member of the family Pegasidae.
2
Synonym of hot Jupiter.
3
A meteor in a meteor shower appearing to originate from the constellation of Pegasus.

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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