plutino
noun
one of a group of objects in the Kuiper belt that, like Pluto, orbit the Sun two times for every three times that Neptune does.
plutinos
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pluralof plutino.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Indeed, there are "plutinos," which share the same 2–to–3 orbital bond with Neptune, and "twotinos," which orbit the sun once for each two of Neptune's years.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2014
