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

Type of: asteroid, centaur

Encyclopedia: Chiron

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Chiroptera
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