protogalaxy

[ proh-toh-gal-uhk-see, proh-toh-gal- ]

noun,plural pro·to·gal·ax·ies.Astronomy.
  1. the large concentration of gas and dust from which a galaxy is formed.

Origin of protogalaxy

1
First recorded in 1945–50; proto- + galaxy

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British Dictionary definitions for protogalaxy

protogalaxy

/ (ˌprəʊtəʊˈɡæləksɪ) /


nounplural -axies
  1. a cloud of gas in the early stages of its evolution into a galaxy

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