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Definition of dwarf planet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dwarf planet

noun
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a round object in space that goes around the sun but is not as large as a planet and does not clear other objects from its path
the dwarf planets Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake and HaumeaThese bodies have been classified as dwarf planets. compare plutoid