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Noun: Oort cloud
  1. (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

Encyclopedia: Oort cloud

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