Neptune (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 17
def a giant planet with a ring of ice particles
def the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants
examples the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846
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Instance Hypernym Jovian planet, gas giant; superior planet; outer planet
Member holonym solar system
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Instance Hyponym Jovian planet, gas giant; outer planet; superior planet
Member meronym solar system

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