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Magellanic Clouds

American  

plural noun

  1. Astronomy. a set of two irregular galactic clusters, visible in the southern hemisphere, which orbit the Milky Way.

Magellanic Clouds Scientific  
/ măj′ə-lăn′ĭk /

  1. Two small, irregular dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way. They are among the galaxies closest to the Milky Way and are faintly visible near the south celestial pole.

  2. See also irregular galaxy

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