satellite planet

Noun

Meaning

(archaic, astronomy) A moon of a planet besides Earth; a secondary planet; a natural planetary satellite.

(astronomy) A planet viewed as a satellite of another object, such as another star; an exoplanet.

(astronomy) A moon of planetary mass; a natural satellite which would be considered a planet or dwarf planet if it were in direct orbit of the Sun.

Examples

I'd sooner exchange ideas with the birds on earth than learn to carry on intergalactic communications with some obscure race of humanoids on a satellite planet from the world of Betelgeuse. Edward Abbey

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