"Mr. Spock" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The asteroid was named after the discoverer’s (James B. Gibson’s) cat, “Mr. Spock”, itself named after the fictional character. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Mr. Spock
  1. Alternative form of Spock (fictional character from Star Trek). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Spock (extra: fictional character from Star Trek) Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Star Trek Synonyms: 2309 Mr. Spock, 1971 QX1, 1971 QX1 (alt: Mr. Spock), 2309 (1971 QX1) Mr. Spock, 2309 (1971 QX1)
    Sense id: en-Mr._Spock-en-name-fdjOWzK5 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 65 35 Disambiguation of Star Trek: 85 15
  2. An asteroid in Main Asteroid Belt, Solar System; discovered in 1971, the 2309th asteroid registered. Categories (topical): Asteroids Related terms (asteroid): Nimoy, 4864 Nimoy, 1988 RA5
    Sense id: en-Mr._Spock-en-name-qusapGvJ Disambiguation of Asteroids: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'asteroid': 7 93

Alternative forms

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