"thopter" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1965, Frank Herbert, Dune, New York: Ace Books, →OCLC, page 225:",
          "text": "Another ’thopter glided in over the cliff wall above Hawat. He drew in a sharp breath as he saw it—a big troop-carrier. It flew with the slow, spread-wing heaviness of a full load like a giant bird coming to its nest.",
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          "ref": "1997 September 5, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363:",
          "text": "I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.",
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          "ref": "2000 February 14, “Flowstone Thopter”, in Magic: The Gathering, Nemesis, Wizards of the Coast:",
          "text": "Flowstone Thopter gets +1/-1 and gains flying until end of turn.",
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