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magellanic cloud
noun(Mag-el-lan-ic Cloud)
either of the two nearest galaxies to the Milky Way system:
magellanic cloud
noun(Mag-el-lan-ic Cloud)
large magellanic cloud
magellanic cloud
noun(Mag-el-lan-ic Cloud)
small magellanic cloud
magellanic cloud
noun(Mag-el-lan-ic Cloud)
the larger of a small cluster of galaxies that is located 200,000 light-years away from the Milky Way and is visible within 25 degrees of the south celestial pole —called also Magellanic Cloud
magellanic cloud
noun(Mag-el-lan-ic Cloud)
a pair of small galaxies that is located 200,000 light-years away from the Milky Way and is visible within 25 degrees of the south celestial pole —called also Magellanic Cloud

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