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Noun: Chiron
  1. An asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
     
  2. (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes

Type of: asteroid, centaur

Encyclopedia: Chiron

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Chirocephalus
chirography
chirology
chiromance
chiromancer
chiromancy
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Chiron
Chironomidae
Chironomus
chiropodist
chiropody
chiropractic
chiropractor
Chiroptera
chiropteran
chirp
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