"peryton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: perytons [plural]
Etymology: Coined by the translator Norman Thomas di Giovanni translating Jorge Luis Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings, from Borges' invented Spanish peritio. Astrophysical use began with a paper by S. Burke-Spolaor et al. (see quotations). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|peritio}} Spanish peritio Head templates: {{en-noun}} peryton (plural perytons)
  1. A fictional creature having the head and forelegs of a stag and the wings and hindquarters of a bird. Translations (mythical creature): péritio [masculine] (French), ペリュトン (Japanese), перито́н (peritón) (Russian), peritio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-peryton-en-noun-k2ngpzM0 Disambiguation of 'mythical creature': 92 8
  2. (astronomy) A radio signal which appears to come from outside the galaxy but is actually produced by terrestrial sources. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Mythological creatures Translations (astronomical event): 佩里頓 (Chinese Mandarin), 佩里顿 (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-peryton-en-noun-OWKcDIRn Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 80 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomical event': 7 93

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