Phrase guide

zombie star

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hypothetical remnant star left behind by a type Iax supernova, which only partially dispersed the progenitor star.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From zombie + star.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: estel zombi — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 殭屍恆星 /僵尸恒星 (goeng1 si1 hang4 sing1) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 殭屍恆星 /僵尸恒星 (jiāngshī héngxīng) — Translations
  • Finnish: zombitähti — Translations
  • Indonesian: bintang zombi — Translations
  • Korean: 좀비별 (jombibyeol) — Translations
  • Polish: gwiazda zombie — Translations
  • Romanian: stea zombi — Translations
  • Russian: звезда́-зо́мби (zvezdá-zómbi) — Translations
  • Spanish: estrella zombi — Translations