"meteorwrong" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹɒŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹɑŋ/ [General-American], /-ɾi-/ [General-American], /-ɹɔŋ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-meteorwrong.oga [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: meteorwrongs [plural]
Etymology: Coined by replacing the final syllable of meteorite, which sounds like right, with wrong. Head templates: {{en-noun}} meteorwrong (plural meteorwrongs)
  1. (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Astronomy, Rocks

Inflected forms

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