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cepheid

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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noun

Meaning 2

Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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noun

Meaning 3

A Cepheid variable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From Latin Cephei + -id, from Latin Cepheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).