"iron meteorite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: iron meteorites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} iron meteorite (plural iron meteorites)
  1. (geology) Any of a class of meteorite that is composed mostly of iron and nickel alloys Wikipedia link: iron meteorite Categories (topical): Geology, Iron Translations (Translations): ferometeorito (Esperanto), Eisenmeteorit [masculine] (German)

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