dwarf planet in English

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    {
      "form": "dwarf planet",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwarf planets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Pluto is a dwarf planet because, although it is round, there is space junk floating around it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dwarf planet is a type of space object that is smaller than a regular planet. Dwarf planets are spherical (round), but they have smaller space objects nearby them (unlike a planet)."
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  "word": "dwarf planet"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dwarf planet",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwarf planets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Pluto is a dwarf planet because, although it is round, there is space junk floating around it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dwarf planet is a type of space object that is smaller than a regular planet. Dwarf planets are spherical (round), but they have smaller space objects nearby them (unlike a planet)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwarf planet"
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"dwarf planet" meaning in English

Noun