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Noun: meteoroid  'mee-tee-u,royd
  1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
    - meteor

Derived forms: meteoroids

Type of: estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object

Encyclopedia: Meteoroid

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