shooting star
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shooting star
noun shooting stars
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A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
Similar: falling star, meteor, faxed star
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Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.
Similar: shootingstar
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The flowering plant Primula meadia (synonym Dodecatheon meadia).
Similar: shootingstar, eastern shooting star, American cowslip, prairie pointers, roosterhead
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noun meteor
| Español | estrella fugaz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유성 yuseong, 별똥 byeolttong, 별똥별 byeolttongbyeol |
| 日本語 | 流れ星 nagareboshi, 流星 ryūsei |
| 中文 | 流星 liúxīng, 隕星 /陨星 yǔnxīng |
| हिन्दी | उल्का ulkā |
| Kiswahili | kimondo |
| Português | estrela cadente |
| Français | étoile filante |
| Deutsch | Sternschnuppe |
| Italiano | stella cadente, stella filante, meteora, bolide |
| Ελληνικά | διάττοντας αστέρας diáttontas astéras |
| Română | stea căzătoare |
| Русский | па́дающая звезда́ pádajuščaja zvezdá |
| العربية | شِهَاب šihāb |
| עברית | כּוֹכָב נוֹפֵל |
Talk about this word "shooting star." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shooting%20star. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shooting star. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shooting%20star "shooting star." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shooting%20star.Cite this
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title = {shooting star},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
