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planemo n. an object in outer space with mass insufficient to achieve fusion but large enough to be made roughly spherical by its own gravity. Editorial Note: This term and meaning were derived by way of determining what characteristics, exactly, should constitute a planet. Etymological Note: Coined by Gibor Basri from planetary mass object. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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