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TOMBAUGH

• TOMBAUGH (noun)
The noun TOMBAUGH has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997)

Familiarity information: TOMBAUGH used as a noun is very rare.

• TOMBAUGH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Clyde Tombaugh; Clyde William Tombaugh; Tombaugh

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

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