shooting star

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Noun

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, faxed star, meteor

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

   Synonyms: shootingstar

Translations

• French: étoile filante
• German: Sternschnuppe
• Italian: stella cadente, meteora, bolide
• Portuguese: estrela cadente
• Russian: (lit.: falling star) па́дающая звезда́
• Spanish: estrella fugaz

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