English
kuiperoid
Blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid, a name suggested by Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto.
A blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid
Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής ‘starlike’
English asteroid
The story
Blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid, a name suggested by Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto.
Today it means
noun A Kuiper belt object, such as Pluto
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / kuiperoid