Magellanic

//ˌmæd͡ʒəˈlænɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.
  2. 2
    Of, or, pertaining to, the Magellanic Clouds

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magellanian

Example

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"Now astronomers are bemused to find young stars that are spiraling into the center of a massive cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way."

Etymology

From Magellan + -ic. Named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan

Related phrases

Large Magellanic CloudMagellanic BridgeMagellanic CloudMagellanic CloudsMagellanic StreamMagellanic penguinMagellanic ploverMagellanic spiralMini Magellanic CloudSmall Magellanic Cloud

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