"fuzzball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fuzzballs [plural]
Etymology: fuzz + ball Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fuzz|ball}} fuzz + ball Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fuzzball (countable and uncountable, plural fuzzballs)
  1. (countable) Any soft, fuzzy creature. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-fuzzball-en-noun-YeACZ3Mz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 2 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 45 2 5
  2. (countable, astronomy) A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Black holes
    Sense id: en-fuzzball-en-noun-3THxN3DR Disambiguation of Black holes: 18 79 1 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 2 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 45 2 5 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (countable) A puffball. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-fuzzball-en-noun-dCFW2f~7
  4. (uncountable) An informal American street game resembling baseball. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fuzzball-en-noun-iD5Txx01

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