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noun a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English meteor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin…
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