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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An extrasolar gas giant planet having a mass that is equal to or greater than that of Jupiter and a high surface temperature resulting from a very close orbit with its star.

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  • noun planetology A planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.

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