ice dwarf

Meaning

Noun

  • An icy planetoid: an astronomical object, such as Pluto, Sedna or (for some authors) Ceres that is large enough to be a world and contains more ice than a typical asteroid.
  • A centaur or transneptunian object.
  • An astronomical object that is larger than the core of a typical comet and icier than a typical asteroid.

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