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Noun: exoplanet  'ek-sow,pla-nit
  1. A planet that orbits a star outside Earth's solar system
    "Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets in recent years"

Derived forms: exoplanets

Type of: planet

Encyclopedia: Exoplanet, page 2