Shootingstarとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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shooting star (plural shooting stars)

1. A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.

   Synonyms: falling star, meteor, (rare) faxed star

2. Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.

   Synonym: shootingstar

   1. The flowering plant Primula meadia (synonym Dodecatheon meadia).

      Synonyms: eastern shooting star, American cowslip, prairie pointers, roosterheads

参考

• asteroid
• comet
• meteorite

Further reading

• shooting star on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Primula meadia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Primula meadia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies