Magellanic Cloud

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Magellanic Clouds

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Etymology

After Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

Noun

Magellanic Cloud (plural Magellanic Clouds)

1. (astronomy) Either of two irregular galaxies that are close companions of our Milky Way galaxy.

Derived terms

• Large Magellanic Cloud
• Small Magellanic Cloud

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