Vatira

English

Etymology

Blend of Venus +‎ Atira.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vatira

  1. (astronomy) Synonym of ꞌAylóꞌchaxnim.

Noun

Vatira (plural Vatiras)

  1. Ellipsis of Vatira asteroid.
    • 2020 July 3, Nola Redd, “Rock seen inside Venus's orbit could solve puzzle”, in Science, →DOI:
      Earlier this year, astronomers discovered an oddball asteroid inside the orbit of Venus—the first member of a predicted flock near the Sun, informally called Vatiras.

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