Tarantula nebula

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noun

a huge bright emission nebula located in the S hemisphere in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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Words nearby Tarantula nebula

tarantella, Tarantino, tarantism, Taranto, tarantula, Tarantula nebula, Tarapoto, Tararua biscuit, Tarascan, Tarasco, tarata

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How to use Tarantula nebula in a sentence

Following Anna Deavere Smith is like following a swiftly moving nebula.
20 Views of Life and Death|Ezrha Jean Black|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And yet there are millions of stars whose distances are even greater than the distance of the Great Nebula in Orion.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The fainter parts of the nebula would be shown more satisfactorily by a longer exposure.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters|James Edward Keeler
The tarantula, like many other members of the spider family, is an expert in the making of burrows.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

Then his vision cleared and he knew where he was—in the surgery room of the Nebula.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam
And, if we don't get too bored, we might run over to the giant model nebula in Andromeda, or one of the others.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell