Tailed Celestial Bodies Crossword Clue

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: COMETS

Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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1	99%	6		Exact Match!
2	33%	6		Great-tailed, boat-tailed, and common are different species of this bird
3	33%	7		Celestial bodies

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We think the answer is "COMETS" which means:

noun

• (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

An example sentence would be:

• "Many comets have highly eccentric orbits."
• "Scientists study comets to learn about the early solar system."

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New York Times02 Dec 1980	Down 37
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