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Magellanic Clouds en · NOUN

Etymology

From having a cloud-like appearance, and having been discovered on Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, a voyage of discovery during the Age of Exploration. Named after Portugeuese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of Magellanic Cloud

Magellanic Clouds en · PROPN

Etymology

From having a cloud-like appearance, and having been discovered on Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, a voyage of discovery during the Age of Exploration. Named after Portugeuese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) Collectively, the pair of galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud; also sometimes includes the Magellanic Bridge and Magellanic Stream.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
the Magellanic Clouds Number=Plur canonical lexicographic

Holonyms

Local Supercluster · Virgo Supercluster · Local Group · Milky Way Subgroup · Laniakea

Meronyms

Mini Magellanic Cloud · Large Magellanic Cloud · Magellanic Bridge · Magellanic Stream · Small Magellanic Cloud

Translations (3)

fr nuages de Magellan (Translations) · pl Obłoki Magellana (Translations) · fr Nuages de Magellan (Translations)